Get the Summary of Edmund de Waal's The Hare with Amber Eyes in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Hare with Amber Eyes" chronicles the journey of the Ephrussi family's netsuke collection, set against the backdrop of the family's rise and fall. The Ephrussis, a wealthy Jewish banking dynasty, originated in Odessa and expanded their empire to Vienna and Paris. Charles Ephrussi, an art connoisseur in Paris, initially acquired the netsuke, which later became a symbol of the family's cultural patronage. The narrative follows the collection's passage through generations, surviving the turmoil of anti-Semitism and the Nazi occupation of Vienna...

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