The Diary of Vaslav Nijinsky

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The Diary of Vaslav Nijinsky is the intensely personal, often fragmented journal of the legendary ballet dancer and choreographer, revealing his artistic genius, inner turmoil, and descent into mental illness.

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instanceOf book
diary
author Vaslav Nijinsky NERFINISHED
countryOfFirstPublication United States of America NERFINISHED
describes Nijinsky's artistic ideas
Nijinsky's marriage
Nijinsky's persecution fears
Nijinsky's relationship with Sergei Diaghilev
Nijinsky's religious visions
documentedIn Nijinsky's collected writings
editor Romola Nijinsky NERFINISHED
Romola de Pulszky NERFINISHED
firstPublicationYear 1936
firstPublishedInLanguage English
genre memoir
personal diary
hasAdaptation stage productions about Nijinsky
hasForm fragmentary narrative
stream of consciousness
hasTranslation English
German
Italian
Japanese
Spanish
influencedField dance studies
literary studies of madness
psychiatry
language French
Russian
mainSubject Vaslav Nijinsky NERFINISHED
World War I era NERFINISHED
artistic creation
ballet
mental illness
schizophrenia
spirituality
notableFor candid treatment of mental illness
depiction of psychosis from the inside
insight into creative genius
publisher Simon and Schuster NERFINISHED
relatedWork Nijinsky by Romola Nijinsky NERFINISHED
Nijinsky: A Life by Richard Buckle NERFINISHED
timePeriodDescribed early 20th century
post–World War I period
writtenBy Vaslav Nijinsky NERFINISHED
writtenDuring Nijinsky's mental breakdown
writtenInPlace Switzerland NERFINISHED
writtenInYear 1919

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