Susan Vreeland

Girl in Hyacinth Blue

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The New York Times bestselling luminous tale about art and human experience that is as breathtaking as any Vermeer painting "A little gem of a novel . . . [and a] beautifully written exploration of the power of art." -Parade A professor invites a colleague from the art department to his home to see a painting that he has kept secret for decades. The professor swears it is a Vermeer-why has he hidden this important work for so long? The reasons unfold in a series of stories that trace ownership of the painting back to World War II and Amsterdam, and still further back to the moment of the work's inspiration. As the painting moves through each owner's hands, what was long hidden quietly surfaces, illuminating poignant moments in human lives. Vreeland's characters remind us, through their love of the mysterious painting, how beauty transforms and why we reach for it, what lasts, and what in our lives is singular and unforgettable.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Transworld
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 190mm x 113mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 182g
• ISBN-13: 9780140296280
• ISBN-10: 014029628X
• Artikelnr.: 21870450

Autorenporträt

Susan Vreeland

Rezensionen

This is not just another book with a Vermeer on the dust jacket...[but] an illuminating meditation on the nature of art....This beautifully imagined and written book...is a work of art itself' Sunday Telegraph