Girl with a pearl earring

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Author

Tracy Chevalier

Publication

2001 - Plume, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

58,250 words, Guess

Page Count

233 pages

Identifiers

Open LibraryOL15357610M
ISBN-100452282152
OCLC Control Number45659505
OCLC Control Numbergirlwithpearlea000chev
Library of Congress Control Number99032493

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LibraryThing5128
Goodreads76847

Classifications

LCCPS3553.H4367G57 2000

Description

This book "centres on Vermeer's prosperous household in Delft in the 1660s. The appointment of the quiet, perceptive heroine of the novel, the servant Griet, gradually throws the household into turmoil as Vermeer and Griet become increasingly intimate, an increasingly tense situation that culminates in her working for Vermeer as his assistant, and ultimately sitting for him as a model. Chevalier deliberately cultivates a limpid, painstakingly observed style in homage to Vermeer, and the complex domestic tensions of the Vermeer household are vividly evoked, from the jealous, vain, young wife to the wise, taciturn mother-in-law. At times the relationship between servant and master seems a little anachronistic, but Girl with a Pearl Earring does contain a final delicious twist in its tail."--Product description.