It was a surprise bestseller when published in hardback last summer and the winner of the 2010 costa biography award. For me the hare with amber eyes was a cantputdown experience. Michael howard, the times literary supplement elegant. The hare with amber eyes is a wondrous book, as lustrous and exquisitely crafted as the netsuke at its heart. Le west end one sunny april day i set out to find charles. I wrote about this book and its paris connections back in 2011 art, books, paris. The hare with amber eyes costa book award winner for biography and the galaxy national book award new writer of the year. The hare with amber eyes is biography and is a wonderful story of 264 japanese wood and ivory carvings and the unlocking of a story that spans from paris to vienna and to japan as the journey of the netsuke unfolds and that of the prominent and wealthy jewish ephrussi family. The hare with amber eyes quotes showing of 35 with languages, you can move from one social situation to another.
The hare with amber eyes is a book that many readers will treasure. On recent travels to austria, i remembered there was a vienna connection to this book and i was determined to track it down. Aug 31, 2010 there are few, though, whose raw material has been crafted into quite such an engrossing and exquisitely written book as the hare with amber eyes. The history of a family through 264 objects set against a turbulent century from an acclaimed writer and potter. 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. Jun 29, 2010 264 wood and ivory carvings, none of them larger than a matchbox. The hare with the amber eyes, is a personal story but one that is teemed with history. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Apr 22, 2020 book depository is the worlds most international online bookstore offering over 20 million books with free delivery worldwide. A familys century of art and loss is the story of the ephrussis, a great jewish family that lived in austria but was displaced with the advent of the nazis. The hare with amber eyes illustrated edition book depository. This is a masterful work of art, a spontaneous wordsmith putting history down in lyrical form. The hare with amber eyes the books the book club abc tv.
Tanya harrod, the times literary supplement a beautiful and unusual book. After youre setup, your website can earn you money while you work, play or even sleep. Its the most beautiful book ive read this year tracy chevalier, the daily telegraph published january 2011 by vintage books uk category. Michael dirda, the washington post book worldthis is a book sebald would have loved. Free delivery worldwide on over 20 million books we use cookies to give you the best possible experience. It is the story of the ascent and decline of a jewish dynasty, about loss and. The hare with amber eyes npr coverage of the hare with amber eyes.
A familys century of art and loss summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching the hare with. Michael dirda, the washington post book world this is a book sebald would have loved. Of course, the hare with amber eyes was only one of the netsuke. The discussion started with the artifacts around which the book is formed, the japanese netsuke, small, carved objects of various shapes and subjects. More information about this seller contact this seller 17. It is the biography of a collection and the biography of my family. If you are the publisher or author of this book and. The hare with amber eyes, and it has been with me ever since. The hare with amber eyes is rich in epiphanic moments. Stephen frears, the guardian as full of beauty and whimsy as a netsuke from the hands of a master carver. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. The hare with amber eyes a closer look at the netsuke. The ephrussis lost almost everything in 1938 when the nazis aryanized their property.
I have spent the last few years writing a very personal book. The hare with amber eyes a closer look at the netsuke youtube. Having spent thirty years making beautiful pots which are then sold, collected, and handed on he has a particular sense of the secret lives of objects. Apr 19, 2011 the survival of the netsuke is remarkable, as is this book, which combines art, history, travelogue and a dash of philosophy in a cohesive, readable way. The ephrussis were a grand banking family, as rich and. Book depository is the worlds most international online bookstore offering over 20 million books with free delivery worldwide. Having spent thirty years making beautiful potswhich are then sold, collected, and handed onhe has a particular sense of the secret lives of objects.
The survival of the netsuke is remarkable, as is this book, which combines art, history, travelogue and a dash of philosophy in a cohesive, readable way. Jul 03, 2015 ive been a fan of the hare with amber eyes for years. His bestselling memoir, the hare with the amber eyes, won the rsl ondaatje prize and the costa biography award and in 2015 he was. Fine, first edition, first pinting, in fine, mylarprotected dust cover. You can earn a 5% commission by selling the hare with amber eyes. The hare with amber eyes audiobook listen instantly. Jan 25, 2011 its the most beautiful book ive read this year tracy chevalier, the daily telegraph published january 2011 by vintage books uk category. The hare with amber eyes in vienna american girls art. Ive been a fan of the hare with amber eyes for years. The hare with amber eyes meet your next favorite book. Aug 31, 2010 the hare with amber eyes belongs on the same shelf with vladimir nabokovs speak, memory. Sweeping yet intimate, it is a highly original meditation on art, history, and family, as elegant and precise as the netsuke themselves.
We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. A tiger, all shoulder and feet, turning round to snarl. A rich tale of the pleasure and pains of what it is to be human bettany hughes, daily telegraph, books of the year. After our lunch hed open the sliding doors of the long vitrine that took up most of one wall of the sitting room and would get out the netsuke one by one. The hare with amber eyes belongs on the same shelf with vladimir nabokovs speak, memory. The discussion was a rousing success, mainly because the group was so divided and so emphatic in sharing their views. The hare with amber eyes in vienna american girls art club.