The Clothing of Books

LAHIRI,JHUMPA

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Author
LAHIRI,JHUMPA
Publish Date
11/01/2016
Book Type
Paperback
Publisher Name
PENGUIN
Subtitle
An Essay
Number of Pages
80
Edition
Reprint
ISBN-10
0525432752
ISBN-13
9780525432753
citemno
227211
SKU
9780525432753

Description

A deeply personal reflection from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Namesake that explores the art of the book jacket from the perspectives of both reader and writer.

How do you clothe a book? Probing the complex relationships between text and image, author and designer, and art and commerce, Lahiri delves into the role of the uniform; explains what book jackets and design have come to mean to her; and how, sometimes, “the covers become a part of me.”