Girl with a Pearl Earring
By Tracy Chevalier ShareThe New York Times bestselling novel by the author of A Single Thread and At the Edge of the Orchard
Translated into thirty-nine languages and made into an Oscar-nominated film, starring Scarlett Johanson and Colin Firth
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.
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Book details
- Paperback
- 240 pages
- English
- 0452282152
- 9780452282155
About Tracy Chevalier Share
"i was born and grew up in washington, dc. after getting a ba in english from oberlin college (ohio), i moved to london, england in 1984. i intended to sta Read More about Tracy Chevalier Share
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