The Dancer Upstairs
Author | Nicholas Shakespeare |
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Language | English |
Genre | Novel |
Publication date | 1995 |
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The Dancer Upstairs is a 1995 novel by Nicholas Shakespeare. It is based on the Maoist insurgency of the 1980s in Peru, and tells the story of Agustin Rejas, a police Lieutenant (later promoted to Captain), hunting a terrorist based on Abimael Guzmán, leader of the Shining Path. In 2002 it was given a film adaptation under the same title.[1]
References[]
- ^ O'Hehir, Andrew (2 May 2003). "The Dancer Upstairs". Salon.
Categories:
- 1995 British novels
- British crime novels
- British historical novels
- British novels adapted into films
- Novels set in Lima
- Novels set in the 1980s
- Internal conflict in Peru
- 1990s historical novel stubs