The Glassmaker
A Novel
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Narrateur(s):
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Lisa Flanagan
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Auteur(s):
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Tracy Chevalier
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Named a Best Historical Novel of 2024 by The Sunday Times, The Independent, and BookPage
A Parade and Christian Science Monitor Best Book of June
“This charming fable is at once a love story that skips through six centuries, and also a love song to the timeless craft of glassmaking. Chevalier probes the fierce rivalries and enduring loyalties of Murano's glass dynasties, capturing the roar of the furnace, the sweat on the skin, and the glittering beauty of Venetian glass.”–Geraldine Brooks, author of Horse
From the bestselling historical novelist, a rich, transporting story that follows a family of glassmakers from the height of Renaissance-era Italy to the present day.
It is 1486 and Venice is a wealthy, opulent center for trade. Orsola Rosso is the eldest daughter in a family of glassblowers on Murano, the island revered for the craft. As a woman, she is not meant to work with glass—but she has the hands for it, the heart, and a vision. When her father dies, she teaches herself to make glass beads in secret, and her work supports the Rosso family fortunes.
Skipping like a stone through the centuries, in a Venice where time moves as slowly as molten glass, we follow Orsola and her family as they live through creative triumph and heartbreaking loss, from a plague devastating Venice to Continental soldiers stripping its palazzos bare, from the domination of Murano and its maestros to the transformation of the city of trade into a city of tourists. In every era, the Rosso women ensure that their work, and their bonds, endure.
Chevalier is a master of her own craft, and The Glassmaker is as inventive as it is spellbinding: a mesmerizing portrait of a woman, a family, and a city as everlasting as their glass.
©2024 Tracy Chevalier (P)2024 Penguin AudioCe que les critiques en disent
A Parade Best New Book and Christian Science Monitor Best New Book
“Travel across seven centuries with novelist Tracy Chevalier and a remarkable Glassmaker ... The Glassmaker conveys a vivid history lesson about a fascinating place and industry, animated through the lives and emotions of compelling characters.”–Star Tribune
“[An] exceptional novel ... Chevalier’s descriptive prose on glassmaking artistry, together with her delightful characters, creates an entrancing tale.”–Christian Science Monitor
“The Glassmaker is a spectacular feat, crafted by a maestra at the top of her game.”—The Spectator
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- Caroline
- 2024-09-02
a timeless beauty
I loved this novel telling us about the history of Murano. Like a glass pearl it's a brigth story and has a interesting heart of psychology.
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- andrea
- 2025-01-04
Almost like being there
Being a glass beadmaker I was impressed by the detail the author put into her book about making rudimentary beads in earlier times; of course techniques have changed, as the book defines, and there are some truly incredible beads to be found now. Small sculptures too.
I enjoyed the presentation and listened to it while on my torch, (sans bellows).
It made me feel less alone while I worked.
The story line is interesting and the characters likewise. To hear confirmed the very slow acceptance of women into glassmaking made it extra special for me, being one.
The streets and canal names, and the now defunct factories, were also familiar. There are so few left and, as told, the lousy Chinese pieces are being imported and sold on Murano. One must look with a very discerning and knowledgable eye to see the very important differences.
I pray Venice and Murano get returned families now that daily foot traffic for tourists is being limited. It was getting out of hand. So much so one could not go grocery shopping nor step out of ones home door, because of the overcrowded masses.
Although the Flood & Covid were damaging to the area and the makers, moreso has been the prices of gas for the furnaces because of the Russian war and restrictions. Taxes are massive for the glass factories and the rules for getting apprenticeships are nearly impossible to follow. The Italian Government, and its overlaying corruption, does not think beyond the immediate revenue tourism brings in; hence the reluctance of family members to follow suit these past generations. I am very glad this author covered so many important political hurdles the glassmakers of Murano and Venice must face. Sadly, they are a dying breed.
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- Utilisateur anonyme
- 2025-01-26
Act of glass making Some historical facts
Seemed to be written in a hurry Started out well and promising then dropped off The idea of two timelines was cumbersome and eventually discredited the storyline
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- Liz Jansen
- 2024-08-10
Odd timelines
Interesting plot attracted me, but it wasn’t what I expected. The skipping stone framework made no sense in the storyline or development of characters. Time and place just didn’t fit and made for an odd read.
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