{"product_id":"2026100012383-secondhand-moulin-rouge","title":"Moulin Rouge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Wear and tear with damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBehind the glittering gaslight spectacle of fin-de-siècle Paris lies the tortured genius of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and Moulin Rouge by Pierre La Mure chronicles his brilliant, tragic life with unflinching intimacy. Born into aristocracy but condemned by a crippling physical affliction, Lautrec retreats into the vivid, scandalous world of Montmartre's cabarets, brothels, and dance halls — immortalising their inhabitants on canvas with a raw honesty that shocked polite society and revolutionised the art world forever. La Mure weaves together historical fact and richly imagined drama to present a portrait of an artist consumed by his passions, driven by his art, and undone by his demons.\n\nA sweeping work of biographical fiction, Moulin Rouge captures the decadent spirit of the Belle Époque with lush, evocative prose that places the reader squarely amid the swirling skirts of the cancan dancers and the smoky haze of the café-concerts. La Mure's genius lies in his ability to humanise a legendary figure without diminishing his myth, illustrating how suffering and beauty are bound inextricably together in the life of a true artist. First published in 1950 and later adapted into the celebrated John Huston film, this novel remains a landmark of biographical fiction — one that leaves the reader questioning whether Lautrec's canvases were windows into the world around him, or mirrors reflecting his own irreparable longing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51022655520987,"sku":"2026100012383-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/8b998e34-bddb-46dd-a0dc-d834324e4254.png?v=1793665407","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100012383-secondhand-moulin-rouge","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}