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Historical Fiction · MelancholicA maid in Vermeer’s house and the painting that made her famous
Girl with a Pearl Earring
See it on Amazon1999Easy readSlow pace
What it is about
Griet, a sixteen-year-old maid in the household of the painter Johannes Vermeer in seventeenth-century Delft, becomes his assistant and model. Chevalier’s 1999 novel imagines the story behind a famous painting.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who enjoy stories set firmly in a real time and place, with a melancholic mood and an unhurried pace. It is an easy read.
Themes: Art · Class · Delft
Screen adaptation
Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)
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About the author
Tracy Chevalier1 book on Tori BooksSimilar books
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