Where does the hare with amber eyes rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far. Sweeping yet intimate, it is a highly original meditation on art, history, and family, as elegant and precise as the netsuke themselves. We had a nice crowd of folks to talk about the book, and though in the end, most folks liked the hare with amber eyes thats the british paperback pictured at left, german below in retrospect, there was a lot of grumbling during the reading process, and lots of quibbling with detail. Nov 08, 2011 we had a nice crowd of folks to talk about the book, and though in the end, most folks liked the hare with amber eyes thats the british paperback pictured at left, german below in retrospect, there was a lot of grumbling during the reading process, and lots of quibbling with detail. One way to include all members is to write questions on an index card for e. Our book club meets monthly in our downstairs meeting room, but program schedule is subject to change. In paris, charles ephrussi purchased a large collection of japanese netsuke, tiny handcarved figures including a hare with amber eyes.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the hare with amber eyes. Pdf the hare with amber eyes download full ebooks for free. The hare with amber eyes the memoir is wonderful, using an unusual methodology to explore a family history. These four celebrity book clubs are surprisingly goodand certainly worth a look. On recent travels to austria, i remembered there was a vienna connection to this book and i was determined to track it down. This was a fascinating part of the book but it seemed to be a deviation where was the hare with amber eyes and when were we going to start following it. The uniqueness of the hare w amber eyes is never really elaborated upon. Yet by the end of world war ii, almost the only thing remaining of their vast empire was a collection of 264 wood and ivory carvings, none of them. The hare with amber eyes made lots of the christmas best of 2010 lists, so what katy read decided to read it to find out what all the fuss is about. Delve deeper into the books making the charts, and get tips for keeping your reading group engaged. This months discussion is on the hare with the amber eyes by edmund dewaal. The hare with amber eyes illustrated edition on apple books. My friend and i toured the stein exhibit at the grand palais together a couple of weeks ago, and she couldnt stop raving about this. Id already begun piecing together notes about the recent surge of celebrity book clubs so it seemed a sign.
The hare with amber eyes american girls art club in. How did the book club go regarding the hare with amber eyes. 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 is now available in paperback and kindle wood and ivory carvings, none of them larger. What does michael maloney bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book. Jun 06, 2010 the observer biography books the hare with amber eyes. Reading groups for children and parents can bring families closer. Edmund shares his story about discovering the history of his family while in search of the history of a japanese netsuke collection that was first purchased by a.
The hare with amber eyes this book is the complete companion for the cultural history of paris 1871 1898 and post findesiecle vienna. The ephrussis lost almost everything in 1938 when the nazis confiscated their property, and were unable to recover most of their. However, i purchased the illustrated version so that i could see the 264 netsuke pictured but the end papers are not included other than in the list of illustrations. It makes for good discussion at a book club, but reading for pleasure it was not. Eventually well switch to inperson meetings at the library. The hare with amber eyes is rich in epiphanic moments. Michael dirda, the washington post book world this is a book. Michael dirda, the washington post book world this is a book sebald would have loved.
Cant wait to debrief after listening to the latest episode of your favorite audio series. The hare with amber eyes has been described as a memoir, a history, a family history, the biography of the netsuke. The hare with amber eyes in vienna american girls art club. The hare with amber eyes by livres4moi see profile 012515. Andrew luck book club the hare with amber eyes home. And i am even more delighted that they have embraced the book clubreading group concept that i have been passionate about for. A wood netsuke of a hare by issan, 19th century seated, facing ahead and its head slightly raised with an alert expression, its ears drawn back and its forelegs outstretched, the welltoned wood is slightly worn and the eyes are inlaid with amber, signed in an oval reserve issan. The hare with amber eyes meet your next favorite book. Seven days in the art world by sarah thornton is an art of reading book club favorite about contemporary artists. It also demonstrates how we mourn greater for the losses suffered by the oligarchy than the suffering of the masses. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. The hare with amber eyes american girls art club in paris.
The book club online is the oldest book club on the internet, begun in 1996, open to everyone. The discussion started with the artifacts around which the book is formed, the japanese netsuke, small, carved objects of various shapes and subjects. How did the book club go regarding the hare with amber. The observer biography books the hare with amber eyes. Tanya harrod, the times literary supplement a beautiful and unusual book. Amber eyes national book award winners arts and entertainment nonfiction books memoirs free books the book. 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. If youd rather just hang around here, then i can tell you we liked it very much, and would recommend it to anyone. With busy schedules and the immense list of new books released every single day, its hard. She is the author of the school librarians sourcebook and childrens books about the holocaust. The hare with amber eyes a reading from the book youtube.
The hare with amber eyes in vienna american girls art. The hare with the amber eyes, is a personal story but one that is teemed with history. The collection passed to viktor ephrussi in vienna and became the familys greatest legacy. His search takes him to vienna in the early 20th century where the family had established the euphrassi bank and they lived in the opulent euphrassi palais on the ring road. He has worked as a curator, lecturer, art critic and art historian and is a professor of ceramics at the university of westminster, he has received. Not the first place i think of when i think of book clubs. 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.
His bestselling memoir, the hare with amber eyes, was shortlisted for numerous prizes and won the costa biography award and the rsl ondaatje prize. Openended questions help ignite discussions involving the whole group. It felt like a very disjointed book that was somewhere between a family history and chronology of the arts and history. Le west end one sunny april day i set out to find charles. Shop and save on gifts for everyone on your list sections show more follow today setting up a book club for your children will no. Christian science monitor for readers of the monuments men and the hare with amber eyes, the story of the nazis systematic pillaging of europes libraries, and the small team of heroic librarians now working to return the stolen books to their rightful owners.
A tiger, all shoulder and feet, turning round to snarl. Perhaps the paperback edition of the book omitted the detailed photos of the objects and this skewed my reaction. Sdma art of reading book club san diego museum of art. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Join us for a monthly book club discussion on the third friday of each month from 11am to 12. Aug 31, 2009 the hare with amber eyes is the history of a collection of miniature 18th japanese figurines called netsuki and the biography of the various owners of the collection. Jul 03, 2015 i wrote about this book and its paris connections back in 2011 art, books, paris. She has days as frazzled as my daughters, riding range over her small crazy boys.
I dont know because i didnt experience the physical book. I was speaking to one of my bookseller friends about our success with the. Books advanced search best sellers new releases childrens books textbooks australian authors kindle books audiobooks the hare with amber eyes. Pdf the hare with amber eyes ebook download and read. The discussion was a rousing success, mainly because the group was so divided and so emphatic in sharing their views.
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. An awardwinning team of journalists, designers, and videographers who tell brand stories through fast companys distinctive lens whats next for hardware, software, and services our annual guide to the bus. Praise for a family memoir written with a grace and modesty that almost belie the sweep of its contents. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. But the title of the book and the expectations of a discussion about 264 netsuke are misleading. Posts about the hare with the amber eyes written by susan. A new growing crop of podcast conversation clubs on and offline can connect you with other eager fans, book clubstyle. Find resources for your book club, whether it meets in your living room or across cyberspace. The hare with amber eyes the books the book club abc tv. Book club discussions are great conversations based on a common book that everyone has read. If you need an auxiliary aidservice or other accommodation due to a disability, please contact the library at least 7 days prior to the program. I was asked to speak at jillians book club, and of course i said yes.
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