Coppelia


Printed:	1986	Author:	Linda M. Jennings
Publisher:	Johnson Reprint Corp	ISBN:	0382092414
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Amazon Review
From ballet to book, November 24, 2001
Reviewer: Michael J. Mazza from Pittsburgh, PA USA
"Coppelia" is a fantasy story retold by ballerina Margot Fonteyn, with paintings by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher. The story concerns Dr. Coppelius, a European dollmaker who is also an alchemist. Coppelius creates a remarkably lifelike doll who becomes involved in an unusual love triangle.The paintings by Johnson and Fancher are an ideal complement to this story of love and magic. The photographic reproductions of the paintings are excellent; you can actually see the texture of the paint on the canvas. The art wonderfully captures a quaint European village; the artists include such details as half-timbering and ornamental stonework on the dollmaker's house.According to a supplemental note, ballerina/author Fonteyn actually danced in the ballet version of this story; that fact gives the book an added touch if interest.
--This text refers to the School & Library Binding edition.