Carlos Acosta rose from humble beginnings in Cuba to become one of the greatest ballet dancers of his generation, and now he's written his first novelIt wasn't until he was well into his 20s that Carlos Acosta read his first book " it was either The Great Gatsby or Catcher in the Rye; he can't remember which. His early reading wasn't a particularly easy experience, he remembers. "I never had access to books…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00AM on October 26, 2013