Letters to Camondo
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021.
ISBN
9780374603489, 0374603480
Physical Description
182 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Status
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Central Library - Adult Non-Fiction | 707.5 D515 | Check Shelves |
| Wauwatosa - Adult Non-Fiction | 707.5 D51 | Check Shelves |
| Whitefish Bay - Adult Non-Fiction | 707.5 D515 | Check Shelves |
More Details
Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021.
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
9780374603489, 0374603480
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"Tragic family history told in a collection of imaginary letters to a famed collector, Moise de Camondo." --,Provided by publisher.
Description
The Camondos were a Jewish family from Constantinople who made their home in Paris in the 1870s and became philanthropists, art collectors, and fixtures of Belle Époque high society. They were also targets of antisemitism, much like de Waal's relations, the Ephrussi family, to whom they were connected. Eventually, the Camondos were murdered by the Nazis. After de Waal, a ceramic artist, was invited to make an exhibition in the Camondo house, he began to write letters to Moise de Camondo. These fifty letters are deeply personal reflections on assimilation, melancholy, family, art, the vicissitudes of history, and the value of memory. -- adapted from Amazon info.
Subjects
Subjects Covered by the Work
Art -- Collectors and collecting -- France -- Paris -- Biography.
Biographies.
Camondo family.
Camondo, Moïse de, -- comte, -- 1860-1935 -- Correspondence.
De Waal, Edmund -- Correspondence.
Imaginary letters.
Jewish capitalists and financiers -- France -- Paris -- Biography.
Musée Nissim de Camondo.
Personal correspondence.
Biographies.
Camondo family.
Camondo, Moïse de, -- comte, -- 1860-1935 -- Correspondence.
De Waal, Edmund -- Correspondence.
Imaginary letters.
Jewish capitalists and financiers -- France -- Paris -- Biography.
Musée Nissim de Camondo.
Personal correspondence.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
De Waal, E. (2021). Letters to Camondo (First American edition.). Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)De Waal, Edmund. 2021. Letters to Camondo. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)De Waal, Edmund. Letters to Camondo Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)De Waal, Edmund. Letters to Camondo First American edition., Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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