{"product_id":"letters-to-camondo","title":"Letters to Camondo","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Edmund de Waal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"[de Waal] demonstrates, in this slim and elegant volume, how words can hold our memories as well as objects while taking up infinitely less space.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaurice Samuels, \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA tragic family history told in a collection of imaginary letters to a famed collector, Moïse de Camondo.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e63 rue de Monceau, Paris\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eDear friend,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAs you may have guessed by now, I am not in your house by accident. I know your street rather well.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCount Moïse de Camondo lived a few doors away from Edmund de Waal’s forebears, the Ephrussi, first encountered in his bestselling memoir, \u003cem\u003eThe Hare with Amber Eyes\u003c\/em\u003e. Like the Ephrussi, the Camondos were part of belle epoque high society. They were also targets of antisemitism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCamondo created a spectacular house and filled it with the greatest private collection of French eighteenth-century art for his son, Nissim, to inherit. But when Nissim was killed in the First World War, it became a memorial and, upon the Count’s death, was bequeathed to France.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Musée Nissim de Camondo has remained unchanged since 1936. De Waal explores the lavish rooms and detailed archives and uncovers new layers to the family story. In a series of haunting letters addressed to the Count, he tells us what happened next.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \u003cbr\u003e192 pages\u003cbr\u003ePicador, 2022\u003cbr\u003e5.64 x 0.78 x 8.86 inches\u003cbr\u003eISBN \u003cspan\u003e9781250851062\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrench History, Jewish History\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45001337536680,"sku":"9781250851062","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0175\/8594\/files\/Letters-to-Camondo.jpg?v=1694973296","url":"https:\/\/neue-galerie-design-shop.myshopify.com\/products\/letters-to-camondo","provider":"Neue Galerie Design Shop \u0026 Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}