The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance
by De Waal, Edmund
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- as new
- Paperback
- Condition
- As New
- ISBN 10
- 0099539551
- ISBN 13
- 9780099539551
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About This Item
Photos included in listing. Vintage, 2011 About the book: THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER. WINNER OF THE 2010 COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD. 264 wood and ivory carvings, none of them bigger than a matchbox: Edmund de Waal was entranced when he first encountered the collection in his great uncle Iggie's Tokyo apartment. When he later inherited the 'netsuke', they unlocked a story far larger and more dramatic than he could ever have imagined. From a burgeoning empire in Odessa to fin de siecle Paris, from occupied Vienna to Tokyo, Edmund de Waal traces the netsuke's journey through generations of his remarkable family against the backdrop of a tumultuous century. 'You have in your hands a masterpiece' Frances Wilson, Sunday Times. 'The most brilliant book I've read for years.A rich tale of the pleasure and pains of what it is to be human' Bettany Hughes, Daily Telegraph, Books of the Year. 'A complex and beautiful book' Diana Athill.. Soft cover. As New.
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Winner of Costa (formerly Whitbread) Biography Award (2010)
Reviews
This is a wonderful book - I couldn't put it down. It is an account of a collection of netsuke owned by a succession of related family from 1871 to the present. The author is the fourth owner of the 264 netsukes. You also get a very personal look at both European and Japanese history and culture during this time, including the harrowing survival of the collection during the holocaust thanks to a beloved servant. Edmund de Waal brings to life what actually living through tumultuous times were like, including France in the 70's, pre-WWII and WWII in Vienna, ex-pats living in Japan after WWII plus some understanding of the life of a world-famous potter in England today Don't miss this book.
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- Bookseller
- Emily Green Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 365
- Title
- The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance
- Author
- De Waal, Edmund
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0099539551
- ISBN 13
- 9780099539551
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2011
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