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Tracy Chevalier Genre Fiction English
Author: Tracy Chevalier
ISBN13: 978-0002258906
Title: Girl With a Pearl Earring
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Language: English
Category: Genre Fiction
Publisher: London: Harpercollins; First Edition edition (1999)
Pages: 256

Girl With a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier



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Книга Girl with a Pearl Earring, автор Chevalier Tracy - (Girl With a Pearl Earring tells the story of Griet, a 16-year-old Dutch girl who becomes a maid in the house of the painter Johannes Vermeer. Her calm and perceptive manner not only helps her in her household duties, but also attracts the painter's attention. Though different in upbringing, education and social standing, they have a similar way of looking at things.

Girl with a Pearl Earring is a 1999 historical novel written by Tracy Chevalier. Set in 17th-century Delft, Holland, the novel was inspired by local painter Johannes Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring. The novel was adapted into a 2003 film of the same name and a 2008 play. Tracy Chevalier's inspiration for the novel was a poster of Johannes Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring.

Girl with a pearl earring. A Penguin Book, published by arrangement with the author. This book may not be reproduced in whole or part, by mimeograph or any other means, without permission. For information address: The Berkley Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Putnam Inc.

Tracy Chevalier has deftly conceived the possibility of The Girl with the Pearl Earring being a maid in the Vermeer household. With each new revelation the tensions between Griet and Catharina tighten like lute strings pressing into tender flesh. Maria Thins, a realist, runs interference between all parties as best she can, but Catharina beset by jealousy and churlishness has difficulty seeing the bigger picture. Chevalier is probably one of the best-known historical novelists of the last ten years, with this book always in the foreground when she is discussed. As far as historical information goes, I think she does okay with it. I had a pretty clear picture of the Netherlands in the seventeenth century by the time I was done with the book (whether or not its accurate or not is another matter), but I felt at times that there wasn't that detail that critics proclaimed about on the cover.

Book: Girl with a Pearl Earring. Author: Tracy Chevalier. Because of his inability to support Griet’s five person family, Griet is forced to move out of the only home that she has ever known. At only 17 years old, Griet begins working as a maid for an artist and his family, Johannes Vermeer. There, she undertakes the new responsibilities of coping without family, new love, dealing with difficult labour, and navigating through her master’s predatorial fellow artists.

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Though Girl with a Pearl Earring appears to be about one man and woman, there are several relationships at work. Although Chevalier's book tells a bracingly personal story of one girl's transition into womanhood 325 years ago, the author's depictions of love, self-doubt, bravery, and evolving maturity are in many ways universal.

Girl With A Pearl Earring
Reviews: 7
Eigeni
Ms. Chevalier's fictional account of Griet and her employment in the Vermeer household could very well have happened in just that way since history knows so little of the master painter. Griet, probably a shortened form of Marguerite, certainly was the muse of Johannes Vermeer. A relationship developed between the two; maybe it was intimate, maybe not. But it was certainly meaningful and impacted both of their lives and the entire Vermeer household.
One gets a sense of what Dutch life was like in Delft, Holland in 1665 and thereabouts during the time when many Dutch people were sailing to the New World.
Gnng
This book for reasons i dont know intimidated me. I had it for a while before reading it. This book is very readable. It was easy to keep track of characters and grasp the social understandings of the time. The characters were complex. The artist for instance was at once powerful, talented, meek, selfish, and sensitive. I dont like reviews that eliminates the need to read the book. Therefore i wont reveal a lot. It is about social expectations and people connecting despite a differing social standing. Go ahead and read it.
Authis
The book was assigned reading for an art class I took, and I'm really glad it was assigned. The book is a fictional story created to give Vermeer's painting of the same name a story behind the painting, which was very clever. The descriptions are beautiful. It was also nice to get a glimpse into the life and mind of a common girl. The majority of books set during the time, both fiction and non-fiction, are written from the perspective of a noble person. This book was a nice deviation from that. Don't expect non-stop action, or big plot twists, because there aren't any. The story is paced like you'd expect to see if reading someone's journal.
Gavirus
This book is such a wonderful read. I was originally attracted to this story because I've always liked Vermeer's paintings. I also have been fascinated with how he made them. Many learned people have speculated on this. Did he use a camera obscura? Did he use a combination of mirrors? Just how did Vermeer manage to craft such razor sharp photographic-like images to make his stunning paintings long before the invention of photography? This was a burning question I hoped would be answered in this book. But after I got into the first few pages all this stuff became secondary as Tracy Chevalier pulled me into another place and another time. Chevalier presents us with characters that could easily have lived in our own time with all of the beauty and all of the flaws we contemporary people possess. We realize that although these people didn't have the benefit of iPads, the International Space Station, or texting on smart phones, they were equal to us in every way. This was a wonderful story about human nature and about love. I loved it. 5 STARS! Dick - FluteFlights.com
Malahelm
This was a very enjoyable story about a fascinating painting. It was interesting to suppose what might be the story behind both the artist and the subject of the Girl with a Pearl Earring. It did at times feel a little slow, but that was okay by me. It's a thought provoking story, not meant to be rushed, anyway. I haven't seen the film but I can picture it on the big screen. I do recommend this to anyone who loves art and a good story with a satisfying ending.
Jusari
Is an engrossing work told in the first person by the girl herself, a poor girl who is sent out to be a servant in the house of the Dutch artist Vermeer. She is burdened from the very first by numerous chores, has few hopes for happiness and few pleasures. He finds in her a curious mind and willing spirit. She learns how to grind colors for him, and he eventually asks her to pose. The painting is one almost as famous as the Mona Lisa with almost as enigmatic an expression. The reader gains a brief glimpse into the times, thankful not to have been a part of them.
Heri
Wonderful and captivating, I read it in two sittings. Griet is a very quiet but perceptive and intelligent girl, I found myself agreeing with all of her thoughts and observations. The relationships between all of the characters are very complex and they fall into no true category of love/hate/envy, the characters are very human and flawed. I loved the writing, the majority of the story is told through Griet's stream of consciousness so we only learn to understand her environment from her perspective. Which worked for me since I loved her character. I am not a history buff so I can't say this is 100% historically accurate, but from what I have learned and assume these times to be like, I found it to be true. The ending is bittersweet but satisfying, the places all of the characters end up make sense and no aspects of the story are left unattended. Overall, a great story very much worth the read, the movie is also great and true to the book.
A beautifully written historical. The color pics make it this addition a real gem.
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