Lovers At the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932
A Novel
Francine Prose
Paris in the 1920s. It is a city of intoxicating ambition, passion, art, and discontent, where louche jazz venues like the Chameleon Club draw expats, artists, libertines, and parvenus looking to indulge their true selves. It is at the Chameleon where the striking Lou Villars, an extraordinary athlete and scandalous cross-dressing lesbian, finds refuge among the club’s loyal denizens, including the rising photographer Gabor Tsenyi, the socialite and art patron Baroness Lily de Rossignol, and the caustic American writer Lionel Maine.
As the years pass, their fortunes – and the world itself – evolve. Lou falls in love and finds success as a race car driver. Gabor builds his reputation with vivid and imaginative photographs, including a haunting portrait of Lou and her lover, which will resonate through all their lives. As the exuberant 20s give way to darker times, Lou experiences another metamorphosis that will warp her earnest desire for love and approval into something far more sinister: collaboration with the Nazis.
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Details
| ISBN | 9780062199133 |
| Genre | Fiction; Historical Fiction |
| Publication Date | 22-Apr-14 |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Format | Digital/E-Book |
| No. of Pages | 453 |
| Notes | Lambda Literary Award Finalist, Lesbian Fiction |
| LoC Classification | PS3566.R68 .L68 2014 |
| Language | English |
| Rating | Good |
| Subject | Fiction |
| BookID | 7757 |
