Beginning with the events of Victor Hugo's personal life, this book conveys the excitement surrounding the conception of the musical. It brings together interviews with casts, directors, producers as well as set and costume designs and the complete libretto. The author who offers an historically informed and challenging thesis of this musical venture also wrote " The Last Emperor" for which he won the Gutenberg Prize in France and "Hirohito: Behind the Myth". Edward Behr is a documentary film-maker and editor of "Newsweek".
- ISBN10 0224026755
- ISBN13 9780224026758
- Publish Date 23 November 1989
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 12 August 1993
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Vintage Publishing
- Imprint Jonathan Cape Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 192
- Language English