- Opera, Betrayal, Sopranos (Singers), Historical fiction
Lilliet Berne is a sensation of the Paris Opera, a legendary soprano with every accolade except an original role, every singers' chance at immortality. When one is finally offered to her, she realizes with alarm that the libretto is based on a hidden piece of her past.
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Grave, earnest, classical in form and nostalgic.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
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About the book
- Author
- Alexander Chee
- First published
- 2013
- Pages
- 561
- Publisher
- Blackstone Audiobooks, Blackstone Audio, Inc., Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Editions
- 9
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780718185091
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