Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death by Laura Cumming

Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death

Laura Cumming

255 pages first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

nonfiction art biography history informative reflective slow-paced
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 In 1654, an enormous explosion at a gunpowder store devasted the city of Delft, killing hundreds of people and injuring thousands more. Among those killed was the extraordinary painter Carel Fabritius, renowned for his paintings The Goldfinch and...

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informative 92%
reflective 81%
emotional 39%
inspiring 25%
sad 19%
hopeful 13%
challenging 12%
mysterious 10%
adventurous 7%
dark 6%
relaxing 6%
tense 1%

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medium 47%

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