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

Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life & Sudden Death

Laura Cumming

272 pages first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction art biography history informative reflective slow-paced
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'We see with everything that we are'On the morning of 12 October 1654, in the Dutch city of Delft, a sudden explosion was followed by a thunderclap that could be heard more than seventy miles away. Carel Fabritius - now known across the world for ...

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Moods

informative 92%
reflective 82%
emotional 41%
inspiring 26%
sad 20%
hopeful 14%
challenging 12%
mysterious 11%
adventurous 7%
dark 6%
relaxing 6%
tense 1%

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medium 48%

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