Arts
In this interview beloved Canadian author of historic fiction Eva Stachniak speaks out frankly about the struggles of writing She reveals how this draft of her latest work a tale woven around historic facts of the life of Branislava Nijinsky sister to the famed ballet dancer Nijinsky emerges through much confusion Stachniak speaks with passion about her protagonist and life at the turn of the century in Russia and Europe with all the tumult of those times Her energy for her creations sparkles throughout the conversation and her knowledge of Branislavas intimate life as well as her public one demonstrates the depth of Stachniaks own understanding