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The Boy From Kyiv: Alexei Ratmansky's Life in Ballet
Marina Harss2023 selection · Nonfiction
The Boy From Kyiv: Alexei Ratmansky's Life in Ballet
The Boy From Kyiv: Alexei Ratmansky's Life in Ballet by Marina Harss appears in NPR’s 2023 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around nonfiction, biography & memoir, seriously great writing, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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You want an NPR-recommended nonfiction, biography & memoir, seriously great writing title from 2023.
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