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The Hare with Amber Eyes

Edmund de Waal

Traces the parallel stories of nineteenth-century art patron Charles Ephrussi and his unique collection of 360 miniature netsuke Japanese ivory carvings, documenting Ephrussi's relationship with Marcel Proust and the impact of the Holocaust on his cosmopolitan family.

BiographyBiography · medium confidenceBiography81 signalsLlm Classifier: Biography -> BiographyOpen Library: Biography -> BiographyOpen Library: Businesspeople, biography -> BiographyHolocaustGenocide, Atrocity & Political ViolenceArt, Music & PerformanceEssays & Cultural Criticism

Award History

1 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Costa Book Awards: Biography2010WinnerSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    • Charles Ephrussi85%
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    • Marcel Proust60%

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  3. 03 Suggested argument

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  4. 04 Reading orientation

    38 / 100 academic

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Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 72%.