Books like the hare with amber eyes

Like the netsuke themselves, this book is impossible to put down. The hare with amber eyes illustrated edition pdf download. Michael dirda, the washington post book world this is a book. I walk into the hall, its staircase curling up like a coil of smoke through the whole house, black. The problem is that i am in the wrong century to burn things. Written in a tender, poignant voice, the hare with amber eyes is an exquisite history of an old world family, of the society in which they lived, and of their beloved objects.

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. Sweeping yet intimate, it is a highly original meditation on art, history, and family, as elegant and precise as the netsuke themselves. The hare with amber eyes is rich in epiphanic moments. Le west end one sunny april day i set out to find charles. Quite an eye opener for someone who has not experienced war. The hare with amber eyes a closer look at the netsuke. In paris, charles ephrussi purchased a large collection of japanese netsuke, tiny handcarved figures including a hare with amber eyes. I read this book for my book club i would not have finished it otherwise. The young potter was studying in japan and every week he lunched with his great uncle. A fifthgeneration inheritor of a collection of tiny but invaluable wood and ivory carvings called netsuke that originated in the dynasties of premodern japan, he tracks the movement of his collection through time from nineteenthcentury europe to his present day in 2009. Having spent thirty years making beautiful potswhich are then sold, colle. This book should be read together with austrian stefan zweigs the world of yesterday one of my favourite discoveries last year.

I wondered if it would have been more enjoyable as a novel. To ask other readers questions about the hare with amber eyes, please sign up. Tanya harrod, the times literary supplement a beautiful and unusual book. If you are interested in history, this book is a great way to get a grand swath of it, about 150 years worth, all linked together by these tiny objects of art. Even though it is about netsuke and their origination it is much more. The hare with amber eyes the books the book club abc tv. His bestselling memoir, the hare with amber eyes, was shortlisted for numerous prizes and won the costa biography award and the rsl ondaatje prize. The discussion started with the artifacts around which the book is formed, the japanese netsuke, small. But such anecdotes, prettified over time, obscure as well as reveal and. Hare with amber eyes, used abebooks passion for books. The book won multiple awards when it came out and became a bestseller. I wouldnt recommend it unless you have a lot of time on your hands. The hare with amber eyes the background socialreligious history is fascinating but is bogged down by the writers ramblings of the art pieces.

The discussion started with the artifacts around which the book. However, its like a walk up a mountain where you are straining up a hill, panting and feeling its your duty and then. Megan buskey new york times the hare with amber eyes belongs on the same shelf with vladimir nabokovs speak, memory, andre acimans out of egypt, and sybille bedfords a legacy. A familys century of art and loss from the worlds largest community of readers. His bestselling memoir, the hare with the amber eyes, won the rsl ondaatje prize and the costa biography award and in 2015 he was awarded the. Andrew luck book club the hare with amber eyes home.

What did you like best about the hare with amber eyes. The hare with amber eyes a reading from the book youtube. Excellent book on times during the war in paris, tokyo and austria. Secular jews, they sought assimilation in a period of virulent antisemitism. Hare with amber eyes, used abebooks shop for books. If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through. Extraordinary new nonfiction, a gripping blend of history and memoir, by the author of the awardwinning and bestselling international sensation, the hare with the amber eyes. The hare with amber eyes npr coverage of the hare with amber eyes. This is what it is like to be an artist you are unsteady on the edge of life like a swan before an anxious launching of himself on the floods where he is gently caught. The ephrussis were a grand banking family, as rich and respected as the rothschilds, who burned like a comet in nineteenthcentury paris and vienna society. Its a tale of art and wealth, of survival and the bittersweet memories of family heirlooms lost and found. The hare with amber eyes illustrated edition a hidden inheritance. The hare with amber eyes comes home the new york times. A familys century of art and loss, and read a book excerpt.