Letters to Camondo

''Consistently illuminating ... considered, compassionate and appreciative ... This book is a wonderful tribute to a family and to an idea'' Guardian 63 rue de Monceau, Paris Dear friend, As you may have guessed by now, I am not in your house by accident. I know your street rather well. Count Moise de Camondo lived a few doors away from Edmund de Waal''s forebears, the Ephrussi, first encountered in his bestselling memoir The Hare with Amber Eyes . Like the Ephrussi, the Camondos were part of belle epoque high society. They were also targets of anti-semitism. Camondo created a spectacular house and filled it with the greatest private collection of French eighteenth-century art for his son to inherit. But when Nissim was killed in the First World War, it became a memorial and, on the Count''s death, was bequeathed to France. The Musee Nissim de Camondo has remained unchanged since 1936. Edmund de Waal explores the lavish rooms and detailed archives and uncovers new layers to the family story. In a haunting series of letters addressed to the Count, he tells us what happened next. ''Letters to Camondo immerses you in another age ... de Waal creates a dazzling picture of what it means to live graciously'' Financial Times '' Subtle and thoughtful and nuanced and quiet. It is demanding but rewarding'' The Times

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Edmund de Waal

Product details

• Authors: Edmund De Waal
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.06.2022
• EAN: 9781529114294
• ISBN: 978-1-5291-1429-4
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 136 mm x 200 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Non-fiction book; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Jewish, ART / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945), History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Jewish Studies, History of Art, Relating to Jewish people and groups