The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance
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Summary
THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
WINNER OF THE 2010 COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD
264 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 family against the backdrop of a tumultuous century。
WINNER OF THE 2010 COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD
264 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 family against the backdrop of a tumultuous century。
Reviews
Laurie Benson
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It was a wonderful chronology， although very detailed， the an era I had no real knowledge and this family that was instrumental in shaping an industry。
Martine Letterie
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Ik ben dol op familiegeschiedenissen， maar dit boek valt me eerlijk gezegd tegen。 Het kabbelt te lang en te veel， zodat De Waal kan mijn aandacht niet vasthouden。 Bovendien is hij geen moment kritisch over zijn familieleden。
Lili
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Familienepos der jüdischen Familie Ephrussi - Odessa， Paris， Wien - erzählt auf den Spuren der japanischen Netsuke （kleines， aus Holz oder Elfenbein geschnitztes Objekt）。 Ein fantastisches Buch！
Chris Freed
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I found it hard going in places， but overall really enjoyed it and by the end I was completely hooked。 Interesting story and don't read much history， so good to stretch myself。 Fascinating and loved the way the places were described （brought back happy travelling memories）。 I found it hard going in places， but overall really enjoyed it and by the end I was completely hooked。 Interesting story and don't read much history， so good to stretch myself。 Fascinating and loved the way the places were described （brought back happy travelling memories）。 。。。more
Ruth Armstrong
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I do not read non fiction very often。 Have started many such books and got very bored quickly。 This book ，however， was wonderful。 An easy read， despite sometimes not knowing about the famous names appearing， or the German or French phrases。 It was so interesting and thoughtful。 Everyone should read it。
Megan
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I absolutely LOVED this book！ LOOOOVED！！！ Seriously--had it not been for the fact that I started it at 10:00pm and was involuntarily falling asleep in the wee hours of the morning， I would easily have finished this in one sitting。 Instead， I finished it in 2--and it was excruciating waiting for that second sitting！ It's rare that I ever feel this much suspense and curiosity with a nonfiction book。 It seriously is like a real-life version of The Red Violin。 If you loved that movie， you will love I absolutely LOVED this book！ LOOOOVED！！！ Seriously--had it not been for the fact that I started it at 10:00pm and was involuntarily falling asleep in the wee hours of the morning， I would easily have finished this in one sitting。 Instead， I finished it in 2--and it was excruciating waiting for that second sitting！ It's rare that I ever feel this much suspense and curiosity with a nonfiction book。 It seriously is like a real-life version of The Red Violin。 If you loved that movie， you will love this book！This is a true story written by a current artist of his influential Jewish family's fascinating， direct contributions to art history by way of their friendships （Proust among others）， commissions （including Renoir）， and collections--particularly their collection of Japanese netsuke。 This collection and his ancestors survived the transformation of Paris and Vienna （though they also lived in several other countries， these were the primary settings of most of their stories） from artistic， academic and ideological hubs to the aftermath of 2 world wars resulting in displacement--and in some cases extermination--of their family， friends， communities and countries。 Historical events unfold through the eyes and direct experiences of his ancestors themselves， painstakingly compiled through thorough research from many libraries and site visits in multiple countries， family archives， and conversations new and recalled with family members generations back。 The result is a nonfiction work that reads more like a novel， it is so beautifully and naturally written and very easy to understand。 I honestly have never understood the fall of the countries that comprised the Bohemian region of Europe and the Habsburg dynasty ever as much as I do now thanks to this book。The narrator （Michael Maloney） was PERFECT。 I know someone said he was mispronouncing "netsuke" and that is a rookie move if so as it is central to the story and repeated throughout the book， but still I wouldn't trade him for anything。 It was partly how he read it that kept me on the edge of my seat and made the story feel so alive！If you have any basic knowledge and interest in world history ranging from the Impressionist period through the post WWII era， don't hesitate--listen to this audiobook！！！ 。。。more
Aletta
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Wat een （cultuur）geschiedenis！ Je leest maar door en door in dit meeslepende verslag van de zoektocht naar de wederwaardigheden van een stukje erfenis， Japanse netsukes。De betrokken familie behoorde tot de 19e eeuwse bankierstop， verwant aan de Rothschilds。 De zoektocht gaat van Parijs via Wenen naar Japan， van Odessa naar het VK en bestrijkt de periode 1870 tot 2009。Fascinerend
Aeron
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Cavallari
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Spectacular。 This book is about life， past， present， it is about history， about lost and found heritages。 It is the bittersweet story of a family， it is the witness of the worst period of the human race。 Edmund De Waal is delicate and intense， I can feel his emotions reading his words and strolling in Avenue Monceau， in front of his family’s Palais。 One of my favorite books ever。
Agoston
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I’m a great fan of Edmund de Waal’s ceramics， installations， and pottery-related works， so I was excited to discover his style in writing。 While I expected the book to be written in an eloquent and accurate fashion， I was stunned by the delicacy and deftness of the text。 The descriptions of buildings， objects， paintings I found particularly alive — a surprisingly tactile experience。 And it’s not all of it: the historical and biographical aspects of the book are beyond imagination。 This brief jou I’m a great fan of Edmund de Waal’s ceramics， installations， and pottery-related works， so I was excited to discover his style in writing。 While I expected the book to be written in an eloquent and accurate fashion， I was stunned by the delicacy and deftness of the text。 The descriptions of buildings， objects， paintings I found particularly alive — a surprisingly tactile experience。 And it’s not all of it: the historical and biographical aspects of the book are beyond imagination。 This brief journey turned into such scholarship that is remarkable in its own。 A superb piece of writing！ 。。。more
Joan Cotie
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Boring， could not finish
Sophy H
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Whilst the premise for this book was exciting， enticing and tantalising， the actual reading itself proved a little arduous and overly extensive。 The history of the netsuke collection sounded intriguing to me， but in reality， there were centuries of exhaustive family history， which at times felt far too detailed。 I found myself skimming through chapters on 1800's bourgeoisie， waiting to get to the "good stuff"！The chapters on de Waal's ancestors from 1920 onwards were interesting， with his Jewish Whilst the premise for this book was exciting， enticing and tantalising， the actual reading itself proved a little arduous and overly extensive。 The history of the netsuke collection sounded intriguing to me， but in reality， there were centuries of exhaustive family history， which at times felt far too detailed。 I found myself skimming through chapters on 1800's bourgeoisie， waiting to get to the "good stuff"！The chapters on de Waal's ancestors from 1920 onwards were interesting， with his Jewish relatives trying to fly under the radar of Nazi Germany， and his gay uncle trying to live an authentic life in Japan in mid 1900's。 A good idea， would have been better if it was shorter。 。。。more
Sara M
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Plusy: dobry przekład， staranna redakcja。 Bardzo ciekawe fragmenty o pierwszej wojnie światowej。Minusy: w sumie to bardziej czytadło niż wielkie arcydzieło o obcowaniu z przedmiotami， za jakie chyba zbyt często uważali książkę recenzenci？ Albo za dużo z tego， o czym pisze de Waal， wiedziałam już wcześniej。 Irytująca jest zmiana sposobu pisania， gdy de Waal przenosi się z Europy do Japonii， tak wygląda orientalizm w działaniu （chociaż na pewno subtelny - ale z drugiej strony "MacArthur， jankeski Plusy: dobry przekład， staranna redakcja。 Bardzo ciekawe fragmenty o pierwszej wojnie światowej。Minusy: w sumie to bardziej czytadło niż wielkie arcydzieło o obcowaniu z przedmiotami， za jakie chyba zbyt często uważali książkę recenzenci？ Albo za dużo z tego， o czym pisze de Waal， wiedziałam już wcześniej。 Irytująca jest zmiana sposobu pisania， gdy de Waal przenosi się z Europy do Japonii， tak wygląda orientalizm w działaniu （chociaż na pewno subtelny - ale z drugiej strony "MacArthur， jankeski daimyou" to nie tylko żenujące porównanie， ale i nieudane - trzeba byłoby napisać "szogun"， ale tutaj pewnie sam autor wyczuł， że to zbyt groteskowe）。Małe błędy w pisowni japońskich słów - pewnie od autora， bo wyglądają na popełnione pod wpływem angielskiej wymowy - systematycznie "omiyagi" zamiast prawidłowego "omiyage" i "Kiyohimi" zamiast poprawnej "Kiyohime"。 。。。more
Sharon Tanner
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I wasn’t sure whether I’d like it or not， but once I got into it， I was really glad I stuck with it。 It turned out to be so much more than the story of a collection of netsuke。 I really enjoyed it。
Fairport Public Library
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January 2014， Holly W， NonFiction
Ansie de Swardt
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A truly exceptional book。 I struggled a bit with the family saga start， as that is not my favourite。 His character descriptions are so good， however， that i was soon caught up in it。 The journey of the little netsuke became more and more engrossing。 The destruction wreaked during the war was terrible。 As it always is。 But the author's tenacity and unflagging fascination with his own family story created a great swell of interest and enjoyment in the extraordinary turn of events of the Hare and h A truly exceptional book。 I struggled a bit with the family saga start， as that is not my favourite。 His character descriptions are so good， however， that i was soon caught up in it。 The journey of the little netsuke became more and more engrossing。 The destruction wreaked during the war was terrible。 As it always is。 But the author's tenacity and unflagging fascination with his own family story created a great swell of interest and enjoyment in the extraordinary turn of events of the Hare and his co-sojourners。 。。。more
Ann Brogan
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I’ve had it on my to-read bookshelf since it was first published over 10 years ago， but once I picked it up and started reading this extraordinary account of the author’s wealthy and successful Russian ancestors， I finished it in a matter of days。 The most fascinating stories are those based on real life because you are carried along by a narrative， however familiar it may be historically， is nevertheless engrossing because it describes people’s actual lives。 What was even more extraordinary for I’ve had it on my to-read bookshelf since it was first published over 10 years ago， but once I picked it up and started reading this extraordinary account of the author’s wealthy and successful Russian ancestors， I finished it in a matter of days。 The most fascinating stories are those based on real life because you are carried along by a narrative， however familiar it may be historically， is nevertheless engrossing because it describes people’s actual lives。 What was even more extraordinary for me personally is that I finished it on 10 May， the anniversary of the book burnings by the Nazis and their followers in Frankfurt。 My attention was drawn to this by the flowers and candles placed on the memorial to this act of depravity。 On the same evening， I watched Ruth Beckermann’s documentary on TV about the Nazi criminal Kurt Waldheim’s campaign to become president of Austria in 1986， a mere 40 years after Edmund de Waal’s grandmother returned to Vienna and was given the collection of netsuke her mother’s maid had managed to save while the rest of their property was packed up and stolen。 I understand these two events as proof that history surrounds us all the time - we cannot escape it。 Some might ask why de Waal had to go to such trouble to find out how the netsuke ended up at his great-uncle’s house in Japan， but I think the following quote explains it very well: ‘It is not what they built。 It is what they knocked down。It is not the houses。 It is the spaces between the houses。 It’s not the streets that exist。 It is the streets that no longer exist。 It is not the memories which haunt you。 It is not what you have written down。 It is what you have forgotten， what you must forget。 What you must go on forgetting all your life。’- James Fenton， ‘A German Requiem’ 。。。more
Elizabeth Hardy
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Couldn't finish it。not enjoyable read like a text book Couldn't finish it。not enjoyable read like a text book 。。。more
Kelly Williams
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It was a little slow to start but caught my interest halfway through when the characters and the art came to life。
Chris Billak
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An incredible family story that follows a collection of netsuke to Paris amongst the Impressionist， to Vienna through two world wars， and back to Japan
Kathrin Peters
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Beautifully written and full of moving narratives based on Waal's own family。 Full of amazing characters and their brave actions。 Beautifully written and full of moving narratives based on Waal's own family。 Full of amazing characters and their brave actions。 。。。more
Myra White
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This is a dense， difficult， intense， abstruse novel。 I have a pretty good vocabulary and I read quite a bit of French， yet I looked up a many as 30 words & phrases。 It is in some ways a Holocaust novel， which it’s hard to know from the reviews in the Times and Guardian。 Not for the faint-hearted。
Sally Mattner
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A fascinating family history， spanning many decades and cultures。
Leo W。
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A wonderful tale， at it best approaching Stefan Zweig and his The World of Yesterday。 A wonderful tale， at it best approaching Stefan Zweig and his The World of Yesterday。 。。。more
El Garner
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I found this pretty slow reading and thought it missed the mark with the potential it had as an interesting story covering many important periods of history through such a particular lens。 Much of it was simply descriptive of events of which most readers would have prior knowledge， such as the outbreak of WW1 – I much preferred the more personal sections。 What struck a strange note for me though way de Waal brushed over his Uncle Iggie‘s sexuality， simply referring to him and his partner Jiro as I found this pretty slow reading and thought it missed the mark with the potential it had as an interesting story covering many important periods of history through such a particular lens。 Much of it was simply descriptive of events of which most readers would have prior knowledge， such as the outbreak of WW1 – I much preferred the more personal sections。 What struck a strange note for me though way de Waal brushed over his Uncle Iggie‘s sexuality， simply referring to him and his partner Jiro as ‘friends‘ throughout， and then particularly the unnecessary misgendering of the travel writer Jan Morris when quoting from her work。 。。。more
Heather
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Quite heavy but a great lesson in art and history。
Marco Simone Bolzoni
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I usually cannot stand best sellers， but this is one of those books， beautifully written， that I finished in just two days and I literally couldn't stop reading。 It is the fascinating narration of a collection of netsukes。 You will find yourself in Odessa， then Paris and finally Vienna， following the story of this small， apparently insignificant， collectibles。 I usually cannot stand best sellers， but this is one of those books， beautifully written， that I finished in just two days and I literally couldn't stop reading。 It is the fascinating narration of a collection of netsukes。 You will find yourself in Odessa， then Paris and finally Vienna， following the story of this small， apparently insignificant， collectibles。 。。。more
Ejona Rexhepi
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There was a fight between this book and me， and in the end， I won。The positive aspects: it's a very interesting concept， to map your family history through heirlooms you've inherited， and track how they moved from hand to hand。 I found that once you got to Vienna the book hit its stride， there was more happening and it seemed that the book had more direction。Personally， I had a lot of issues with this book。 It was a real struggle to read， especially the section that is in Paris， which seemed to There was a fight between this book and me， and in the end， I won。The positive aspects: it's a very interesting concept， to map your family history through heirlooms you've inherited， and track how they moved from hand to hand。 I found that once you got to Vienna the book hit its stride， there was more happening and it seemed that the book had more direction。Personally， I had a lot of issues with this book。 It was a real struggle to read， especially the section that is in Paris， which seemed to have no direction。 I just found it so boring， even if there were cameos from famous artists。 The writing style is also all over the place， part historical， part essay， part novel。 The author has an affinity with questions and lists。 And lists of questions。I think this is a book that could be enjoyed by someone but it wasn't for me。 。。。more
Neil Plakcy
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Lots of lovely writing， but for me， the author buried the lead， which is something like "How my great-grandfather lost the family's $400 million fortune。"There was way too much description of the artwork his family owned （and lost） and not as much of the netsuke。 Perhaps because the author's Jewish family links faded over the past couple of generations， that story didn't come to the fore， yet that's what really interested me。 Lots of lovely writing， but for me， the author buried the lead， which is something like "How my great-grandfather lost the family's $400 million fortune。"There was way too much description of the artwork his family owned （and lost） and not as much of the netsuke。 Perhaps because the author's Jewish family links faded over the past couple of generations， that story didn't come to the fore， yet that's what really interested me。 。。。more
Julia Lee
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