Girl with a Pearl Earring
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Girl with a Pearl Earring
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Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
After earning a graduate degree in creative writing from the University of East Anglia, Tracy Chevalier was immediately recognized for her literary talent. In Girl with a Pearl Earring, she recreates the 17th-century world of Johannes Vermeer. This haunting work of historical fiction received rave reviews in publications as diverse as The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, and The Christian Science Monitor.
In 1664, sixteen-year-old Griet enters the Vermeer household as a servant. Daughter of a Delft tile maker, she has a natural eye for color and design. Daily, she cleans the studio, learning much about how Vermeer sees the people he paints. As his attention focuses on her, she slowly becomes one of his subjects. Tracy Chevalier fills this unusual love story with the shades, sounds, and textures of everyday life in Holland. Narrator Ruth Ann Phimister perfectly voices Griet's growing awareness of the intrigues surrounding her and the need to define the value of her life.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780525945277 |
| ISBN 10 | 052594527X |
| Title | Girl with a Pearl Earring |
| Author | Tracy Chevalier |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2000-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 233 |
| Prizes | Winner of Discover Great New Writers (Fiction) 2000, Winner of Alex Awards 2001, Short-listed for Iowa High School Book Award 2003, Short-listed for Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award 2002 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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