Girl with a pearl earring
Chevalier transports readers to a bygone time and place in this richly imagined portrait of the young woman who inspired one of Vermeer's most celebrated paintings. "Girl with a Pearl Earring" is the story of 16-year-old Griet, whose life is transformed by her brief encounter with genius, even as she herself is immortalized in canvas and oil. History and fiction merge seamlessly in this luminous novel about artistic vision and sensual awakening
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- Full title :Girl with a pearl earring / Tracy Chevalier.
Summary
Chevalier transports readers to a bygone time and place in this richly imagined portrait of the young woman who inspired one of Vermeer's most celebrated paintings. "Girl with a Pearl Earring" is the story of 16-year-old Griet, whose life is transformed by her brief encounter with genius, even as she herself is immortalized in canvas and oil. History and fiction merge seamlessly in this luminous novel about artistic vision and sensual awakening
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- Publication Date:2001, ©1999.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Plume
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2001, ©1999.
Notes
Originally published: New York : Dutton, ©1999.
"(2003) - Peter Webber w. Colin Firth, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Wilkinson, Judy Partitt, Cillian Murphy"--Collector's description.
The Physical Object
- Description:233 pages ; : 20 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0452282152, 9780452282155, 0452287022, 9780452287020, 9780329572365, 0329572369, 0452284937, 9780452284937, 0613338111, 9780613338110
- oclc:ocm46932764
- LC Classification:PS3553.H4367
- Dewey Decimal:813
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