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Letters To Camondo (Hardcover): Edmund De Waal

Letters To Camondo (Hardcover)

Edmund De Waal

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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 Moïse 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 époque 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 Musée 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.

General

Imprint: Chatto and Windus
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: May 2021
Authors: Edmund De Waal
Dimensions: 207 x 140 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 978-1-78474-431-1
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 1800 to 1900 > General
Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Jewish studies
Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General
Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
LSN: 1-78474-431-X
Barcode: 9781784744311

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