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The diary of Vaslav Nijinsky

by Vaslaw Nijinsky, Joan Acocella, Kyril Fitzlyon

Written over six weeks in 1917, this diary provides a sustained, first-hand account of the onset of psychosis. This complete English edition restores previously omitted text and documents reflections on spirituality, sexuality, and the nature of the universe.

Accession 17539 ISBN 9780252073625 Publisher University of Illinois Press
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