Pictures at an exhibition / Sara Houghteling.
Pictures at an exhibition / Sara Houghteling.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
Date
2009.
Call Numbers
N813.6/187
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Language
English
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Physical content
243 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2009.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"Set in a Paris darkened by World War II, Sara Houghteling's sweeping and sensuous debut novel tells the story of a son's quest to recover his family's lost masterpieces, looted by the Nazis during the occupation."
"Written with tense drama and a historian's eye for detail, Houghteling's novel draws on the real-life stories of France's preeminent art-dealing families and the forgotten biography of the only French-woman to work as a double agent inside the Nazis' looted art stronghold. Pictures at an Exhibition conjures the vanished collections, the lives of t...
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Pictures at an exhibition / Sara Houghteling.
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Notes
General note
"This is a Borzoi book"--T.p. verso.
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Call Numbers
N813.6/187
Record Identifier
74VMBQqxNAzX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMBQqxNAzX
Other Identifiers
ISBN
0307266850
9780307266859
DDC
813.6
MMS ID
991002483569702626
