ana reviewed Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
Review of 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' on 'Goodreads'
Enchanting. An imaginable if not believable story of the mysterious girl on the painting.
English language
Published April 12, 2005
Girl with a Pearl Earring
2 stars
(3 reviews)
Girl with a Pearl Earring is a 1999 historical novel written by Tracy Chevalier. Set in 17th-century Delft, Holland, the novel was inspired by local painter Johannes Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring. Chevalier presents a fictional account of Vermeer, the model and the painting. The novel was adapted into a 2003 film of the same name and a 2008 play. In May 2020, BBC Radio 4 broadcast a new dramatisation of the novel.
