The Vanished Collection by Pauline Baer De Perignon
A Parisian woman's quest to understand the fate of missing artworks from her great-grandparents' apartment.
Pauline Baer de Perignon is a natural storyteller – refreshingly honest, curious and openLike the best memoirists, she manages to tell multiple stories simultaneously, to delicately layer meanings and narratives -- Menachem Kaiser, author of Plunder
A charmingly told account of a woman's quest to reconstruct her great-grandfather's art collection -- Lynn H. Nicholas, author of The Rape of Europa
Beautifully evokes a vanished world that once stood at the crossroads between the heights of civilization and the depths of barbarism before being overwhelmed by the latter -- James Gardner, author of The Louvre
A terrific book * Le Point *
As devourable as a thriller... Incredibly moving' * Elle *
Pauline Baer de Perignon transforms an unfortunately commonplace account of paintings stolen by the Nazis into a breathtaking novel of suspense * Le Figaro *
Grips ever tighter as the investigation proceeds * FRANCE Magazine *
Combines dogged detective work with family memoir * Apollo Magazine *
A charmingly told account of a woman's quest to reconstruct her great-grandfather's art collection -- Lynn H. Nicholas, author of The Rape of Europa
Beautifully evokes a vanished world that once stood at the crossroads between the heights of civilization and the depths of barbarism before being overwhelmed by the latter -- James Gardner, author of The Louvre
A terrific book * Le Point *
As devourable as a thriller... Incredibly moving' * Elle *
Pauline Baer de Perignon transforms an unfortunately commonplace account of paintings stolen by the Nazis into a breathtaking novel of suspense * Le Figaro *
Grips ever tighter as the investigation proceeds * FRANCE Magazine *
Combines dogged detective work with family memoir * Apollo Magazine *
Pauline Baer de Perignon has co-authored film scripts and directed writing workshops in Paris where she lives. The Vanished Collection is her first book.
Natasha Lehrer has translated books by Georges Bataille, Robert Desnos, Victor Segalen, Chantal Thomas and the Dalai Lama. Her co-translation of Nathalie Léger's Suite for Barbara Loden won the 2017 Scott Moncrieff Prize.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781803280905 |
| ISBN 10 | 1803280905 |
| Title | The Vanished Collection |
| Author | Pauline Baer De Perignon |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2022-02-03 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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