Club in Montmartre : An Encounter with Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

by RESNICK, MIKE

• ISBN13: 9780823004201
• ISBN10: 0823004201
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-07-01
• Publisher: Watson-Guptill

Summary

Mike Resnick's first story outside the science-fiction genre Compelling story of overcoming obstacles Toulouse-Lautrec's lively posters and art are popular with young adults At the cabarets and brothels of Montmartre, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec is a well-known visitor. Brilliant, rich, and deformed, Toulouse-Lautrec carries on flirtations and relationships with many womenprostitutes as well as famous singers and dancers. InA Club in Montmartre, renowned writerMike Resnickimagines the lonely artist meeting a starving waif, Dany, at the famous Moulin Rouge. Dany, like so many before her, falls under the spell of the dissolute can-can dancer known as La Goulue. Toulouse-Lautrec wages a Faustian battle with La Goulue for the young girl's soul even as he is losing the battle for his own, slipping deeper and deeper into alcoholism and bitterness. This deeply felt story, Resnick's first in a genre other than science fiction, captures the intensity of a genius caught between his limitations and his aspirations.

Author Biography

Mike Resnick is the author of many award-winning books, including Kirinyaga and Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge. His writing career spans more than thirty years, and he has received many international awards for science fiction, including four Hugo Awards, a Nebula Award, a Clarke nomination, and five Seiun-shos. He lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
A Street in Montmartre	1	(13)
A Restaurant in Montmartre	14	(11)
A Nightclub in Montmartre	25	(13)
A Lesson in Montmartre	38	(11)
A Star in Montmartre	49	(10)
A Model in Montmartre	59	(11)
A Shadow in Montmartre	70	(9)
A Drawing in Montmartre	79	(13)
A Tavern in Montmartre	92	(12)
A Contortionist in Montmartre	104	(12)
A Poster in Montmartre	116	(8)
A Morning in Montmartre	124	(8)
A Celebration in Montmartre	132	(6)
A Decision in Montmartre	138	(5)
A Hospital in Montmartre	143	(4)
Toulouse-Lautrec's Life and Art	147	(3)
A Timeline of Toulouse-Lautrec's Life	150	(3)
For More Information	153