But Chee is also clear that Berne is wholly his own creation, and the result is wholly remarkable. But anyone would - and should - fall for this epic tale.Ĭhee has said that he based his protagonist, Lilliet Berne, on the Swedish opera star Jenny Lind, who, in her life's last act, toured the United States with consummate showman PT Barnum.
So it's true that I was an easy mark for Alexander Chee's extraordinary QUEEN OF THE NIGHT, given the opera that courses through the novel, and the fact that so much of it takes place in and around 19th century Paris. And Fridays because "Nessun Dorma" is too much for a Monday. It's a long story as to why, but my 10-year-old and I listen to opera on Fridays on the way to school.
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