by Edmund de Waal · Random House UK · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780099575986
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In this fascinating book, Edmund de Waal, a renowned writer and potter, embarks on a journey that explores the history of porcelain. From the dusty city of Jingdezhen in China to Venice, Versailles, Dublin, Dresden, the Appalachian Mountains of South Carolina, and the hills of Cornwall, De Waal traces the evolution of this unique material. Along the way, he encounters people inspired, enriched, or heartbroken by porcelain, as well as those whose lives were marked by this obsession. An intimate and captivating account that spans a thousand years and some of the most tragic moments in recent history.
Edmund Arthur Lowndes de Waal, is an English contemporary artist, potter and author. He is known for his large-scale installations of porcelain vessels often created in response to collections and archives or the history of a particular place. De Waal's book The Hare with Amber Eyes was awarded the Costa Book Award for Biography, Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize in 2011 and Windham–Campbell Literature Prize for Non-Fiction in 2015. De Waal's second book, The White Road, tracing his journey to discover the history of porcelain, was released in 2015.
