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'The most brilliant book IVe reád for years A rich tale of the pleasure and pains of what it is to be human'
BETTANY HUGHES, DAILY TELEGRAPH, BOOKS OF THE YEAR
CA complex and beautiful book'
DIANA ATHILL, LITERARY REVIEW
264 Japanese wood and ivory carvings, none of them bigger than a matchbox: Edmund de Waal was entranced when he first ' encountered the collection in his great uncle Iggie s Tokyo apartment When he later inherited the 'netsuke', they unlocked a story far larger and more dramatic than he could ever have imagined.
From a burgeoning empire in Odessa to fin de siecle Paris, from occupied Vienna to Tokyo, Edmund de Waal traces the netsuke's journey through generations of his remarkable fámily against the backdrop of a tumultuous century.
A story as durable and elegant as this is a rare pleasure.,. Like the netsuke themselves, this book is impossible to put down
FRANCES WILSON, SUNDAY TIMES
'Part treasure hunt, part family...
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Fülszöveg
THE TOP 10 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
'The most brilliant book IVe reád for years A rich tale of the pleasure and pains of what it is to be human'
BETTANY HUGHES, DAILY TELEGRAPH, BOOKS OF THE YEAR
CA complex and beautiful book'
DIANA ATHILL, LITERARY REVIEW
264 Japanese wood and ivory carvings, none of them bigger than a matchbox: Edmund de Waal was entranced when he first ' encountered the collection in his great uncle Iggie s Tokyo apartment When he later inherited the 'netsuke', they unlocked a story far larger and more dramatic than he could ever have imagined.
From a burgeoning empire in Odessa to fin de siecle Paris, from occupied Vienna to Tokyo, Edmund de Waal traces the netsuke's journey through generations of his remarkable fámily against the backdrop of a tumultuous century.
A story as durable and elegant as this is a rare pleasure.,. Like the netsuke themselves, this book is impossible to put down
FRANCES WILSON, SUNDAY TIMES
'Part treasure hunt, part family saga, Edmund de Waal's richly originál memoir spans nearly two centuries Combines all the . charm of a persoilal memoir with the resonance of world history . ^ ROSEMARY HILL, EVENING STANDARD
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