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The Vanished Collection - Stolen masterpieces, family secrets and one woman's quest for the truth (Paperback) Loot Price: R299
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The Vanished Collection - Stolen masterpieces, family secrets and one woman's quest for the truth (Paperback): Pauline...

The Vanished Collection - Stolen masterpieces, family secrets and one woman's quest for the truth (Paperback)

Pauline Baer De Perignon; Translated by Natasha Lehrer

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A charming and heartfelt story about war, art, and the lengths a woman will go to find the truth about her family. 'As devourable as a thriller... Incredibly moving' Elle 'Pauline Baer de Perignon is a natural storyteller - refreshingly honest, curious and open' Menachem Kaiser 'A terrific book' Le Point It all started with a list of paintings. There, scribbled by a cousin she hadn't seen for years, were the names of the masters whose works once belonged to her great-grandfather, Jules Strauss: Renoir, Monet, Degas, Tiepolo and more. Pauline Baer de Perignon knew little to nothing about Strauss, or about his vanished, precious art collection. But the list drove her on a frenzied trail of research in the archives of the Louvre and the Dresden museums, through Gestapo records, and to consult with Nobel laureate Patrick Modiano. What happened in 1942? And what became of the collection after Nazis seized her great-grandparents' elegant Parisian apartment? The quest takes Pauline Baer de Perignon from the Occupation of France to the present day as she breaks the silence around the wrenching experiences her family never fully transmitted, and asks what art itself is capable of conveying over time.

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Imprint: Head of Zeus
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: December 2022
Authors: Pauline Baer De Perignon
Translators: Natasha Lehrer
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 978-1-80328-091-2
Languages: English
Subtitles: French
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military
Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 1800 to 1900 > General
Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > From 1900 > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns
Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War
Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
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LSN: 1-80328-091-3
Barcode: 9781803280912

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