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Hare with Amber Eyes (Illustrated Edition) : A Hidden Inheritance by Edmund de Waal (2012, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherFarrar, Straus & Giroux
ISBN-100374168288
ISBN-139780374168285
eBay Product ID (ePID)114261148
Product Key Features
Book TitleHare with Amber Eyes (Illustrated Edition) : a Hidden Inheritance
Number of Pages432 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAsian / Japanese, General, Ceramics, Pottery & Ceramics
Publication Year2012
IllustratorYes
GenreArt, Biography & Autobiography, Crafts & Hobbies
AuthorEdmund De Waal
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight39.2 Oz
Item Length9.4 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingThe
ReviewsTo be handed a story as durable and exquisitely crafted as this is a rare pleasure . . . You have in your hands a masterpiece ., Absorbing . . . In this book about people who defined themselves by the objects they owned, de Waal demonstrates that human stories are more powerful than even the greatest works of art., "Enthralling...Belongs on the same shelf with Vladimir Nabokov's Speak, Memory ." -- Michael Dirda, The Washington Post "Absorbing...In this book about people who defined themselves by the objects they owned, de Waal demonstrates that human stories are more powerful than even the greatest works of art." -- Adam Kirsch, The New Republic "At one level [Edmund de Waal] writes in vivid detail of how the fortunes were used to establish the Ephrussis' lavish lives and high positions...And, as Jews, of their vulnerability: the Paris family shaken by turn-of-the-century anti-Semitism surging out of the Dreyfus affair; the Vienna branch utterly destroyed in Hitler's 1937 Anschluss...At a deeper level, though, Hare is about something more, just as Marcel Proust's masterpiece was about something more than the trappings of high society. As with Remembrance of Things Past , it uses the grandeur to light up interior matters: aspirations, passions, their passing; all in a duel, and a duet, of elegy and irony." -- Richard Eder, The Boston Sunday Globe "To be handed a story as durable and exquisitely crafted as this is a rare pleasure...You have in your hands a masterpiece." -- Frances Wilson, The Sunday Times (London) "A family memoir written with a grace and modesty that almost belie the sweep of its contents: Proust, Rilke, Japanese art, the rue de Monceau, Vienna during the Second World War. The most enchanting history lesson imaginable." -- Claudia Roth Pierpont, The New Yorker "The book not only of the year, but of the decade." -- Michael Howard, The Times Literary Supplement "Elegant. Modest. Tragic. Homeric." -- Stephen Frears, The Guardian "As full of beauty and whimsy as a netsuke from the hands of a master carver. Buy two copies of his book; keep one and give the other to your closest bookish friend." -- The Economist "Wise, strange, and gripping." -- A.S. Byatt, The Guardian, At one level [Edmund de Waal] writes in vivid detail of how the fortunes were used to establish the Ephrussis' lavish lives and high positions . . . And, as Jews, of their vulnerability: the Paris family shaken by turn-of-the-century anti-Semitism surging out of the Dreyfus affair; the Vienna branch utterly destroyed in Hitler's 1937 Anschluss . . . At a deeper level, though, Hare is about something more, just as Marcel Proust's masterpiece was about something more than the trappings of high society. As with Remembrance of Things Past , it uses the grandeur to light up interior matters: aspirations, passions, their passing; all in a duel, and a duet, of elegy and irony., A family memoir written with a grace and modesty that almost belie the sweep of its contents: Proust, Rilke, Japanese art, the rue de Monceau, Vienna during the Second World War. The most enchanting history lesson imaginable ., " Enthralling . . . Belongs on the same shelf with Vladimir Nabokov's Speak, Memory ." -Michael Dirda, The Washington Post " Absorbing . . . In this book about people who defined themselves by the objects they owned, de Waal demonstrates that human stories are more powerful than even the greatest works of art." -Adam Kirsch, The New Republic "At one level [Edmund de Waal] writes in vivid detail of how the fortunes were used to establish the Ephrussis' lavish lives and high positions . . . And, as Jews, of their vulnerability: the Paris family shaken by turn-of-the-century anti-Semitism surging out of the Dreyfus affair; the Vienna branch utterly destroyed in Hitler's 1937 Anschluss . . . At a deeper level, though, Hare is about something more, just as Marcel Proust's masterpiece was about something more than the trappings of high society. As with Remembrance of Things Past , it uses the grandeur to light up interior matters: aspirations, passions, their passing; all in a duel, and a duet, of elegy and irony." -Richard Eder, The Boston Sunday Globe "To be handed a story as durable and exquisitely crafted as this is a rare pleasure . . . You have in your hands a masterpiece ." -Frances Wilson, The Sunday Times (London) "A family memoir written with a grace and modesty that almost belie the sweep of its contents: Proust, Rilke, Japanese art, the rue de Monceau, Vienna during the Second World War. The most enchanting history lesson imaginable ." -Claudia Roth Pierpont, The New Yorker " The book not only of the year, but of the decade ." -Michael Howard, The Times Literary Supplement " Elegant. Modest. Tragic. Homeric ." -Stephen Frears, The Guardian "As full of beauty and whimsy as a netsuke from the hands of a master carver. Buy two copies of his book; keep one and give the other to your closest bookish friend ." - The Economist " Wise, strange, and gripping ." -A.S. Byatt, The Guardian, " Enthralling . . . Belongs on the same shelf with Vladimir Nabokov's Speak, Memory ." -- Michael Dirda, The Washington Post " Absorbing . . . In this book about people who defined themselves by the objects they owned, de Waal demonstrates that human stories are more powerful than even the greatest works of art." -- Adam Kirsch, The New Republic "At one level [Edmund de Waal] writes in vivid detail of how the fortunes were used to establish the Ephrussis' lavish lives and high positions . . . And, as Jews, of their vulnerability: the Paris family shaken by turn-of-the-century anti-Semitism surging out of the Dreyfus affair; the Vienna branch utterly destroyed in Hitler's 1937 Anschluss . . . At a deeper level, though, Hare is about something more, just as Marcel Proust's masterpiece was about something more than the trappings of high society. As with Remembrance of Things Past , it uses the grandeur to light up interior matters: aspirations, passions, their passing; all in a duel, and a duet, of elegy and irony." -- Richard Eder, The Boston Sunday Globe "To be handed a story as durable and exquisitely crafted as this is a rare pleasure . . . You have in your hands a masterpiece ." -- Frances Wilson, The Sunday Times (London) "A family memoir written with a grace and modesty that almost belie the sweep of its contents: Proust, Rilke, Japanese art, the rue de Monceau, Vienna during the Second World War. The most enchanting history lesson imaginable ." -- Claudia Roth Pierpont, The New Yorker " The book not only of the year, but of the decade ." -- Michael Howard, The Times Literary Supplement " Elegant. Modest. Tragic. Homeric ." -- Stephen Frears, The Guardian "As full of beauty and whimsy as a netsuke from the hands of a master carver. Buy two copies of his book; keep one and give the other to your closest bookish friend ." -- The Economist "Wise, strange, and gripping." -- A.S. Byatt, The Guardian, As full of beauty and whimsy as a netsuke from the hands of a master carver. Buy two copies of his book; keep one and give the other to your closest bookish friend .
Dewey Decimal736.68092
Edition DescriptionIllustrated edition
SynopsisThe definitive illustrated edition of the international bestseller Two hundred and sixty-four Japanese wood and ivory carvings, none of them larger 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 far more dramatic story than he could ever have imagined. From a burgeoning empire in Odessa to fin de siècle Paris, from occupied Vienna to postwar Tokyo, de Waal traces the netsuke's journey through generations of his remarkable family against the backdrop of a tumultuous century. With sumptuous photographs of the netsuke collection and full-color images from de Waal's family archive, the illustrated edition of The Hare with Amber Eyes transforms a deeply intimate saga into a work of visual art., The illustrated edition of the bestselling masterpiece, with gorgeous new photographs and full-color images, The definitive illustrated edition of the international bestseller Two hundred and sixty-four Japanese wood and ivory carvings, none of them larger 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 far more dramatic story than he could ever have imagined. From a burgeoning empire in Odessa to fin de si cle Paris, from occupied Vienna to postwar Tokyo, de Waal traces the netsuke's journey through generations of his remarkable family against the backdrop of a tumultuous century. With sumptuous photographs of the netsuke collection and full-color images from de Waal's family archive, the illustrated edition of The Hare with Amber Eyes transforms a deeply intimate saga into a work of visual art.
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- Sep 25, 2019
Excellent reading!
This book is exceptional reading. History of a family comparable to the Rothschild’s. You take a journey that spans 200 yrs. Great history lesson. The influence of the Ephrussi family is still with us today.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Feb 26, 2020
Beautifully written
Wonderful book about art and lossVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Sep 13, 2021
Fascinating
Brand-new condition bookVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jun 06, 2024
Nice looking book.
Nice looking book.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
