The Diary of Vaslav Nijinksy

by Romola Nijinksy (Editor)

First published January 1, 1963

Reviews

[whoisjourn · Rating 2 out of 5]

the writing style is too repetitive for my liking - begins majority of his sentences with 'I' and consistently justifies his actions as being those of god's will. although this was annoying, it evolves into a strong bond for his personal resilience. where often times the subject matter begins to seem like a self centred mania, it often molds to become something more of an agreeable outlook, showcasing his true intelligence. he is delusional with his aim for being a good person, but inevitably is a good person - he has a very funny way of reasoning.

[San · Rating 1 out of 5]

A manic rant. Hard to distill any hidden treasures that might be there. Raw and confused. Apalling to read at times, when he speaks about maltreating his daughther.

[Michael Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

Arguably the most charismatic dancer of them all, Nijinsky was ballet’s first superstar, but descended into a catonic state for the second half of his life. It isnt as depressing as it sounds because Nijinsky saw it as an ascent into God, or a leap into the world of ‘feeling’ as he called it. ‘Feeling’ for Nijinsky was the antithesis of the greed and selfishness the characterized the world, it was nothing less than love, or God incarnate. The tragedy obviously was that in embracing ‘feeling’, and renouncing his ego, he was, in the end, left with nothing.