Bibliograph

The clothing of books, Jhumpa Lahiri ; translated from the Italian by Alberto Vouroulias-Bush

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The clothing of books, Jhumpa Lahiri ; translated from the Italian by Alberto Vouroulias-Bush

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The clothing of books

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

962854351

Responsibility statement

Jhumpa Lahiri ; translated from the Italian by Alberto Vouroulias-Bush

Summary

How do you clothe a book? In this deeply personal reflection, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri explores the art of the book jacket from the perspectives of both reader and writer. 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."

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