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Das außergewöhnliche Leben eines Dienstmädchens namens PETITE, besser bekannt als Madame Tussaud

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Das außergewöhnliche Leben eines Dienstmädchens namens PETITE, besser bekannt als Madame Tussaud"Verpassen Sie nicht dieses charmant exzentrische Buch von Edward Carey, von der berhmten Madame Tussaud selbst erzhlt, ber ihr merkwrdiges Leben und ihre Zeit, einschlielich der auch fr sie beinahe tdlichen Franzsischen Revolution, der Hauptsaison fr Kpfe!" Margaret Atwood 1761 wird ein winziges Mdchen namens Marie Grosholtz im Elsass geboren. Nach dem Tod ihrer Eltern wird sie Gehilfin des exzentrischen Wachsbildners Doktor Curtius in Bern, der sie

"Verpassen Sie nicht dieses charmant-exzentrische Buch von Edward Carey, von der berühmten Madame Tussaud selbst erzählt, über ihr merkwürdiges Leben und ihre Zeit, einschließlich der auch für sie beinahe tödlichen Französischen Revolution, der Hauptsaison für Köpfe!" Margaret Atwood 1761 wird ein winziges Mädchen namens Marie Grosholtz im Elsass geboren. Nach dem Tod ihrer Eltern wird sie Gehilfin des exzentrischen Wachsbildners Doktor Curtius in Bern, der sie mit nach Paris nimmt, wo sie mit der dominanten Witwe Picot und ihrem stillen Sohn Edmond in einem leerstehenden Affenhaus Quartier beziehen. Sobald sie das Gebäude in einen Ausstellungsraum für Wachsfiguren und Wachsköpfe verwandelt haben, wird ihr Handwerk zur Sensation und führt Marie bis an den Königshof in Versailles. Das Geschäft mit den Wachsköpfen berühmter und berüchtigter Zeitgenossen, großer Philosophen und notorischer Verbrecher blüht. Doch in Paris werden die Paläste gestürmt und das Volk verlangt nach Köpfen ? genau das, was die Wachsbildner liefern! Der zauberhafte, mit vielen Zeichnungen Careys versehene, feinsinnige und lebenspralle Roman erzählt die abenteuerliche Geschichte der Frau, die als Madame Tussaud zu Weltruhm gelangte: Eine unschuldig-weise kleine Madame Courage zwischen Philosophen und Häftlingen, Helden und Schurken, die sie allesamt in Wachs zu fassen vermochte.

EAN: 9783406739484
Farbverschnitt: Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen.
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Produktform: Leinen, Gebunden
Autoren: Carey, Edward
Illustrator: Carey, Edward
Übersetzung: Hartz, Cornelius
Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: 492
Abbildungen: mit zahlreichen Illustrationen
Keyword: Belletristik; Biographie; Biografie; Frankreich; Revolution; Wachsfiguren; Wachsköpfe; Handwerk
Fachschema: Frankreich / Roman, Erzählung, Humor
Fachkategorie: Biografischer Roman~Belletristik in Übersetzung, Moderne und zeitgenössische Belletristik
Region: Frankreich
Zeitraum: zweite Hälfte 18. Jahrhundert (1750 bis 1799 n. Chr.)
Thema: Eintauchen, Entspannen
Text Sprache: ger
Originalsprache: eng
Verlag: C.H. Beck, C.H.Beck
Länge: 223 mm
Breite: 152 mm
Höhe: 45 mm
Gewicht: 765 gr
Genre: Belletristik
Herkunftsland: DEUTSCHLAND (DE)
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