Letters to Camondo

Letters to Camondo

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  • Author：Edmund de Waal
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GavRix ，

You rock！！！ Can't wait for the next one！！！ If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top You rock！！！ Can't wait for the next one！！！ If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top 。。。more

Manuela ，

I just love everything Edmund de Waal writes about。 His first novel ‘The Hare with the Amber Eyes’ is one of my favorite books and ‘Letters to Camomdo’ is just as good。 De Waal is a Master in writing about the world of decorative arts and their collectors。 It’s a fascinating weave of stories， with the most interesting people and the stories the works tell。 This novel is told in letters and I loved the very descriptive style。 I will probably read this book more than once and I highly recommend it I just love everything Edmund de Waal writes about。 His first novel ‘The Hare with the Amber Eyes’ is one of my favorite books and ‘Letters to Camomdo’ is just as good。 De Waal is a Master in writing about the world of decorative arts and their collectors。 It’s a fascinating weave of stories， with the most interesting people and the stories the works tell。 This novel is told in letters and I loved the very descriptive style。 I will probably read this book more than once and I highly recommend it。 。。。more

Sam Hetherington ，

This is pretty far from what I'd usually read， but， once I got into the rhythm of the writing， this book turned into an intriguing and unique account of a life told though objects。 Instead of approaching this as non-fiction or a story， I found that the best approach was the read LETTERS TO CAMONDO as poetry - let the words wash over you as you pass through rooms filled with porcelain， tapestries and a host of wealthy relations。 A testament to beauty of collecting， preserving and memorialising。 This is pretty far from what I'd usually read， but， once I got into the rhythm of the writing， this book turned into an intriguing and unique account of a life told though objects。 Instead of approaching this as non-fiction or a story， I found that the best approach was the read LETTERS TO CAMONDO as poetry - let the words wash over you as you pass through rooms filled with porcelain， tapestries and a host of wealthy relations。 A testament to beauty of collecting， preserving and memorialising。 。。。more

Steve Streeter ，

Edmund de Waal first came to literary prominence in 2011 with the autobiographical journey of his family history in The Hare With The Amber Eyes。 This book could be considered a companion text as again de Waal breathes new perspectives into his forebears - the Ephrussi-as neighbours of the Count Moïse de Camondo。This book explores the life of the de Camondo family through a series of letters written to the Count from de Waal as he explores the archive of the Count’s life and family。The letters a Edmund de Waal first came to literary prominence in 2011 with the autobiographical journey of his family history in The Hare With The Amber Eyes。 This book could be considered a companion text as again de Waal breathes new perspectives into his forebears - the Ephrussi-as neighbours of the Count Moïse de Camondo。This book explores the life of the de Camondo family through a series of letters written to the Count from de Waal as he explores the archive of the Count’s life and family。The letters are beautiful - poetic in many ways。 As the reader we are given a tour of the house （ which was bequeathed to the French state as a museum）。 The beauty and melancholia pervading through the building is evident as the description of the rooms， furniture and family belongings （ still as they were in 1935）capture the life of the inhabitants over a number of years。 Camondo created a memorial to his ancestors and Parisian life。The letter writing approach to describing the life of the Count and the house is beautifully structured and the manner through which de Waal questions the Count is poignant and sensitive。 The story of the family is tragic and again highlights the brutality of the human and anti-semitism。 As de Waal explores each room and its contents and those who lived there he draws together his thoughts ，”History is happening。 It isn’t the past， it is a continuing unfolding of the moment。 It unfolds in our hands。”And this book highlights how we are all part of an intricate web of living， dying， hoping and loving leaving a legacy of our belongings but ultimately the relationships within our lives- past，present and those in the future ）。This is another exquisitely researched book that opens a window into the life of an extraordinary family。Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read an advance copy 。。。more

Kidlitter ，

A DRC was provided by Edelweiss in exchange for a fair and thoughtful review。Edmund de Waal's hypnotic prose is put to use yet again in a another tribute to the lost generation of early twentieth century highborn European Jews。 In this book， it is the account of the French de Camondos， friends of De Waal's forbears， the Ephrussi。 Count Moise de Camondo， like the Ephrussi， took his family's fortunes and build a series of houses， chiefly on le rue de Monceau， once a center of aristocratic Jewish l A DRC was provided by Edelweiss in exchange for a fair and thoughtful review。Edmund de Waal's hypnotic prose is put to use yet again in a another tribute to the lost generation of early twentieth century highborn European Jews。 In this book， it is the account of the French de Camondos， friends of De Waal's forbears， the Ephrussi。 Count Moise de Camondo， like the Ephrussi， took his family's fortunes and build a series of houses， chiefly on le rue de Monceau， once a center of aristocratic Jewish life。 He filled his homes with 18th century French antiques and art work， some of which are reproduced here， all of which he donated to France in memory of his son Nissim， lost in the First World War。 Le Musee Nissim de Camondo has remained unchanged since 1936， miraculously unscathed through the Nazi occupation。 de Waal wanders through the rooms， writing letters to the Count about his impressions of his treasures， which strike him as how his own ancesters the Ephrassi must have lived。 "Everything is dynastic， a site plan of deadly traps。" At times it can feel like a bit of a laundry list of tchotkes and materialist wallowing， but de Waal's goal is to center the collection as living artifacts of all that was lost in the face of relentless anti-semitism and to try to see beyond the futility of the Count's hopes that his collection could ever truly elevate his family to safe， secure status in France。 Like de Waal's family， the de Comondos suffered terribly with the advent of World War Two， and discovering just exactly what happened to them despite their fortune， education， breeding and generousity to a brutally rejecting France is heart wrending。 de Waal may paint best on his own little piece of ebony， but no one is able to convey better just how objects， however frivolous， can convey a spirit of a person if viewed in a certain light。 He is a master at showing us that view; just as Proust， a close contemporary of the Count's， found the sublime in the often petty or obsessive details of haute bourgeouis Parisian life。 This would be an excellent title to pair with Tom Stoppard's play Leopoldstadt， which mourns a similar family in Vienna。 Read to be educated， elevated if ultimately profoundly depressed。 。。。more