Hare with Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance

Title: Hare with Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance Author: de Waal, Edmund ISBN: 9780099539551 Publisher: Vintage Books Published: 2011 Binding: Paperback Language: English Condition: Used: Near Fine Biography 1618343 Publisher Description: **WINNER OF THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD** Edmund de Waal uncovers the history of a family through a turbulent century through 264 objects. 264 wood and ivory carvings, none of them bigger than a matchbox: Edmund de Waal was entranced when he first encountered the collection in his great uncle Iggie's Tokyo apartment. When he later inherited the 'netsuke', they unlocked a story far larger and more dramatic than he could ever have imagined. From a burgeoning empire in Odessa to fin de siecle Paris, from occupied Vienna to Tokyo, Edmund de Waal traces the netsuke's journey through generations of his remarkable family against the backdrop of a tumultuous