The Dancer Upstairs is a 1995 novel by Nicholas Shakespeare. It is based on the Maoist insurgency of the 1980s in Peru, and tells the story of Agustin Rejas, a police Lieutenant (later promoted to Captain), hunting a terrorist based on Abimael Guzmán, leader of the Shining Path. In 2002 it was given a film adaptation under the same title. References 1995 British novels British crime novels British historical novels British novels adapted into films Novels set in Lima Novels set in the 1980s Internal conflict in Peru Harvill Secker books