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Girl with a pearl earring / Tracy Chevalier.

Chevalier, Tracy. (Author).

Summary:

Chevalier transports readers to a bygone time and place in this richly imagined portrait of the young woman who inspired one of Vermeer's most celebrated paintings. "Girl with a Pearl Earring" is the story of 16-year-old Griet, whose life is transformed by her brief encounter with genius, even as she herself is immortalized in canvas and oil. An Independent Bestseller Winner of the 2000 Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award! Tracy Chevalier transports readers to a bygone time and place in this richly-imagined portrait of the young woman who inspired one of Vermeer's most celebrated paintings. History and fiction merge seamlessly in this luminous novel about artistic vision and sensual awakening. Girl with a Pearl Earring tells the story of sixteen-year-old Griet, whose life is transformed by her brief encounter with genius even as she herself is immortalized in canvas and oil.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780525945277
  • ISBN: 052594527X
  • ISBN: 9780452282155
  • ISBN: 0452282152
  • ISBN: 0452282152
  • ISBN: 9780452282155
  • Physical Description: 233 pages ; 20 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Plume, [2001]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally published: New York : Dutton, c1999.
Target Audience Note:
770L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR UG 5.4 11 49824.

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Vermeer, Johannes, 1632-1675 > Fiction.
Artists' models > Fiction.
Women household employees > Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Netherlands > Social life and customs > 17th century > Fiction.
Delft (Netherlands) > Fiction.
Genre:
Biographical fiction.
Historical fiction.

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