<p>"John Berger writes about what is important, not just interesting. In contemporary English letters he seems to me peerless; not since Lawrence has there been a writer who offers such attentiveness to the sensual world."</p>

- Susan Sontag,

<p>‘A slim volume containing the poignant thoughts of an art critic once again blessed with sight, and made aesthetically pleasing by exquisite line drawings by Turkish artist Selçuk Demirel.’</p>

- Macleans,

What happens when an art critic loses some of his sight to cataracts? What wonders are glimpsed once vision is restored? In this impressionistic essay written in the spirit of Montaigne, John Berger, whose treatises on seeing have shaped cultural and media studies for four decades, records the effects of cataract removal operations on each of his eyes.

With words by John Berger and beautiful illustrations by Turkish artist Selçuk Demirel that complement the text, Cataract is a collaborative collectors’ piece that is perfect for every reader’s bedside table.

Les mer

John Berger, whose classic book Ways of Seeing has been in print for fifty years, joins forces with Turkish illustrator Selcuk Demirel to reflect on his own experience of loss of vision

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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781907903328
Publisert
2011-09-01
Utgiver
Notting Hill Editions
Vekt
142 gr
Høyde
190 mm
Bredde
120 mm
Dybde
11 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
68

Forfatter
Illustratør

Biografisk notat

John Berger is a storyteller, essayist, novelist, screenwriter, dramatist and critic. He is one of the most internationally influential writers of the last fifty years, who has explored the relationships between the individual and society, culture and politics and experience and expression in a series of novels, bookworks, essays, plays, films, photographic collaborations and performances, unmatched in their diversity, ambition and reach. His television series and book Ways of Seeing revolutionised the way that Fine Art is read and understood. Selcuk Demirel was born in Artvin on May 18, 1954. His first drawings were published when he was a high school student in Ankara (1973). Later, which studying to be an architect, he continued to publish his work in some of the leading newspapers and magazines. He moves to Paris in 1978 and still lives there. His work ranges from book illustrations, magazine covers, albums of drawings to children's books, postcards and posters. His books have been published in many European countries as well as in Japan. He's also held many personal exhibitions all over the world.