The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance
Edmund de Waal
| Издательство: | Vintage |
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2 "И пусть я плохо запоминаю имена, говорю с запинками и путаю факты, зато я делаю отличную посуду..."
За симпатичной обложкой с беленьким зайчиком, как оказалось, скрывается наискучнейшая тягомотика, жанр которой трудно определить. То ли мемуары, то ли исторический роман, то ли научно-популярная работа о японских фигурках нэцкэ.…
In this family history, de Waal, a potter and curator of ceramics at the Victoria & Albert Museum, describes the experiences of his family, the Ephrussis, during the turmoil of the 20th century. Grain merchants in Odessa, various family members migrated to Vienna and Paris, becoming successful bankers. Secular Jews, they sought assimilation in a period of virulent anti-Semitism. In Paris, Charles Ephrussi purchased a large collection of Japanese netsuke, tiny hand-carved figures including a hare with amber eyes. The collection passed to Viktor Ephrussi in Vienna and became the family's greatest legacy. Loyal citizens of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Vienna Ephrussis were devastated by the outcome of WWI and were later driven from their home by the imposition of Nazi rule over Austria. After WWII, they discovered that their maid, Anna, had preserved the netsuke collection, which Ignace Ephrussi inherited, and he settled in postwar Japan. Today, the netsuke reside with de Waal (descended from the family's Vienna branch) and serve as the embodiment of his family history. A somewhat rambling narrative with special appeal to art historians, this account is nonetheless rich in drama and valuable anecdote.
ISBN: 978-0099539551
Год издания: 2011
Язык: Английский
Возрастные ограничения: 16+
2011 г. — Премия Ондаатье
2011 г. — Премия Коста (Биография)
2010 г. — Британская национальная книжная премия (Дебютная книга года)
Номинант: 2011 г. — Премия Джо Экерли за автобиографию
2011 г. — Литературная премия Вингейта
