carel fabritius (1622-1654) was a promising dutch painter. his personal life speckled with disaster (losing two children and his first wife while giving birth to their third), he himself succombs to the consequences of a near-his-home powder-house explosion, in the midst of a portrait. most of his artwork was destroyed in the blast, which may be the reason so very little of fabritius' hand is known today.
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donna tartt uses this point of interest to tell a scintillating contemporary story of loss and particular redemption in THE GOLDFINCH. i can think of no better read at the moment, and yes, you'll need time to finish the near eight hundred pages, bless donna. ☻
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jane's corner view, francesca's hosting.
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donna tartt uses this point of interest to tell a scintillating contemporary story of loss and particular redemption in THE GOLDFINCH. i can think of no better read at the moment, and yes, you'll need time to finish the near eight hundred pages, bless donna. ☻
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jane's corner view, francesca's hosting.
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Well thanks for this tip, but I have to wait until march when this book will be offered in german, I don't see myself reading 800 pages in english.
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Hugs bee
I love Donna Tartt and I'm so excited she's written another one of her superbly crafted books. I adored The Secret History, really enjoyed The LIttle Friend (was that the name of her second??) and can't wait to get my teeth into this one.
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ReplyDeleteVery interesting. I will keep this in mind when I'm looking for new reading stuff again. I love stories with historical background, too, doesn't always have to include psychotic content, haha! ;o)
ReplyDeleteI have read a crime novel by Donna Tartt many years ago and was very impressed. She writes very intelligent, it is a pleasure to read them.I love historical stories, when they are intelligent and not schmaltzy.
ReplyDeleteHave a good day my friend! :)
Ik heb haar eerste boek gelezen, vind het heerlijk zo'n pil, waarom ken ik deze niet??
ReplyDeleteA beautiful painting and looks like a poignant read…thank you for the theme today!
ReplyDeleteAnd for keeping us connected to the printed page and the richness of words♡
it must be good! everybody seems to have rushed out to devour this book the instant it hit the bookstores! oh if only i had the time.....xo
ReplyDeleteNow I'm hhoked up! I wonder if there is an itaian version or I will have to pass to english. Thanks for the interesting suggestion and have a great week!
ReplyDeleteI've heard it's wonderful. I just added it to my "to read" list. - thanks!
ReplyDeleteSounds good, but I'll have to wait until summer because I'm not good at reading a little each day. Beautiful painting -- love the details of the village with the cobblestone road.
ReplyDeleteI think Dana is also reading it at the moment!
ReplyDeleteOh, do tell what you think of it when you're done! Donna is a very smart writer - and a little weird, but I like weird.
ReplyDeleteAlso, just stopped by at the drawings-of-your-town-blog. What a good idea, and such lovely drawings!!! It should be a devastatingly handsome collection when you're done. (You probably should publish it, but perhaps that's me still in publishing mode. I need to pipe down...)
Will stop by more often from now on.
Nicki
Should be finishing mine book too....i am totally dived in it....know what you mean
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ReplyDeleteik ben momenteel verdiept in Karl Ove Knausgard
ook fijn en veel, heel veel pagina's
verdeeld over 4 boeken ;^))
via Ariane hoorde ik over de tentoonstelling van Borremans
ja! laten we elkaar ontmoeten!!!
Brussel in de lente klinkt fijn!
als ik hier vertrek om 7.13 kan ik rond 11 in Brussel zijn
precies rond koffietijd!! ;^))
dag!
xx
P.S. ik zie het voor me
jij en Barbara vallend van hun stoel ;^))
were i work ( they have them own private library) i noticed a book of her....maybe i should take it home and read it!
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