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The Hare with Amber Eyes : A Hidden Inheritance

Edmund de Waal

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Family history told through miniature sculptures.

"The Hare with Amber Eyes" would be a good read for those interested in historical memoirs that are unique and personal. The book's most distinguishing feature is its use of miniature sculptures to tell the story of a family over the course of a tumultuous century. Users may appreciate its elegantly written prose and the author's ability to trace his family's history against the backdrop of major historical events.

  • Costa Book Award for Biography (2010)
  • J.R. Ackerley Prize for Autobiography Nominee (2011)
  • The Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize (2011)
  • Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction Nominee for Longlist (2011)
  • Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize Nominee (2011)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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ISBN: 9780099539551
Author: Edmund de Waal
Publisher: Vintage Books
Date of Publication: 2011-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History, Biographies & Memoirs, Art
Related Topics: Historical, World War II, Biography, Biography Memoir, Memoir
Goodreads rating: 3.94
(rated by 56966 readers)

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THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE 2010 COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD264 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.
 

Family history told through miniature sculptures.

"The Hare with Amber Eyes" would be a good read for those interested in historical memoirs that are unique and personal. The book's most distinguishing feature is its use of miniature sculptures to tell the story of a family over the course of a tumultuous century. Users may appreciate its elegantly written prose and the author's ability to trace his family's history against the backdrop of major historical events.

  • Costa Book Award for Biography (2010)
  • J.R. Ackerley Prize for Autobiography Nominee (2011)
  • The Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize (2011)
  • Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction Nominee for Longlist (2011)
  • Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize Nominee (2011)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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