Résumé
The classic novelistic imagining of the relationship between Johannes Vermeer and his most famous subject is reissued here, having popularly been adapted since its initial publicationQuatrième de couvertureAn international bestseller with over two million copies sold, this is a story of an artist's desire for beauty and the ultimate corruption of innocence.17th Century Holland. When Griet becomes a maid in the household of Johannes Vermeer in the town of Delft, she thinks she knows her role: housework, laundry and the care of his six children. But as she becomes part of his world and his work, their growing intimacy spreads tension and deception in the ordered household and, as the scandal seeps out, into the town beyond.Tracy Chevalier's extraordinary historical novel on the corruption of innocence and the price of genius is a contemporary classic perfect for fans of Sarah Dunant and Philippa Gregory.
Quatrième de couverture
An international bestseller with over two million copies sold, this is a story of an artist's desire for beauty and the ultimate corruption of innocence.17th Century Holland. When Griet becomes a maid in the household of Johannes Vermeer in the town of Delft, she thinks she knows her role: housework, laundry and the care of his six children. But as she becomes part of his world and his work, their growing intimacy spreads tension and deception in the ordered household and, as the scandal seeps out, into the town beyond.Tracy Chevalier's extraordinary historical novel on the corruption of innocence and the price of genius is a contemporary classic perfect for fans of Sarah Dunant and Philippa Gregory.Biographie de l'auteurTracy Chevalier is the author of six novels, including the international bestseller Girl with a Pearl Earring, Remarkable Creatures, The Virgin Blue, Falling Angels, and The Lady and the Unicorn. Born in Washington, DC, she moved in 1984 to London, where she lives with her husband and son.www.tchevalier.com.
À propos de l'auteur
Chevalier, Tracy
Tracy Chevalier is the author of six novels, including the international bestseller Girl with a Pearl Earring, Remarkable Creatures, The Virgin Blue, Falling Angels, and The Lady and the Unicorn. Born in Washington, DC, she moved in 1984 to London, where she lives with her husband and son.www.tchevalier.com.
Fiche technique
- Titre : Girl with a Pearl Earring
- Auteur : Chevalier, Tracy
- Langue : Anglais
- Format : Broché
- Nombre de pages : 288
- Genre : Historical fiction
- Date de publication : 03-07-2006
- Édition : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
- Poids : 0.2349999612094565 kg
- Dimensions : 19.6999606 x 1.7999964 x 12.999974 cm
- ISBN-10 : 0007232160
- ISBN-13 : 9780007232161
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