Authorised biography of this giant of the ballet world, drawing on many previously unseen papers and letters and unprecedented interviews with dancers, family, friends and lovers. There is to be a major BBC2 drama documentary on Nureyev featuring Kavanagh; a Nureyev/Fonteyn season on BBC4 and an exhibition at the Royal Opera House. There will also be a broadsheet serialisation and major review coverage for this authoritative, detailed and revealing biography. *Also appeared in April Buyer's Notes*