by Tracy Chevalier · Alfaguara · tapa dura · ISBN 9788420442365
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«La joven de la perla» is a historical novel by Tracy Chevalier, published by Alfaguara in hardcover (312 pages, in Spanish).
In seventeenth-century Delft, Griet begins working as a maid in the house of the painter Johannes Vermeer and ends up becoming his muse. The novel recreates daily life of the era and the creation process of the painting «La joven de la perla», through a relationship of fascination that oscillates between admiration and love.
This Spanish edition, translated by Pilar Vázquez, was published in 2001; the novel originally appeared in 1999 as «Girl with a Pearl Earring» and received the ALA Alex Award.
It is suitable reading for those who enjoy historical fiction, art, and period stories, and it is also common in book clubs.
Tracy Rose Chevalier is an American-British novelist. She is best known for her second novel, Girl with a Pearl Earring, which was adapted as a 2003 film starring Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth.
