Moniny oči – Schlesser Thomas (2025)

Fifty-two weeks, that’s how much time ten-year-old Mona has to discover all the beauty of the world. Every Wednesday, her grandfather Henry takes her after school to galleries, where they immerse themselves in one artwork together. For almost a year, Mona and Henry visit the Musée d'Orsay, the Louvre, and the Centre Pompidou (Beaubourg), dedicating each week to a different one of fifty-two selected masterpieces. They carefully examine each piece, discuss it, allow themselves to be surprised, moved, challenged, and excited by it. All of this with the knowledge that Mona faces the imminent loss of her sight within a year.

While exploring the works and thoughts of Botticelli, Vermeer, Goya, Courbet, Kahlo, Basquiat, and many others, Mona discovers not only the power hidden in art but also the significance of nobility, doubt, melancholy, loss, and revolt.

Mona's Eyes is a novel about the depth of human life, a fascinating guide to significant works of world art, and a touching story about the relationship between a little girl and her grandfather. The book by French art historian Thomas Schlesser has become an international phenomenon, published in 37 countries.

The Czech edition includes a fold-out cover the size of a poster with colorful reproductions...