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Windows on the World: Fifty Writers, Fifty Views
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- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Release Year
- 2014
- ISBN
- 9781594205545
- Book Title
- Windows on the World : 50 Writers, 50 Views
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Genre
- Photography, Biography & Autobiography, Art, House & Home, Language Arts & Disciplines, Literary Collections
- Topic
- Individual Artists / Artists' Books, Authorship, General, Literary, Individual Photographers / Artists' Books, Essays
- Item Weight
- 15.7 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.2 in
- Number of Pages
- 138 Pages
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Fifty of the world's greatest writers share their views in collaboration with the artist Matteo Pericoli, expanding our own views on place, creativity, and the meaning of home All of us, at some point in our daily lives, have found ourselves looking out the window. We pause in our work, tune out of a conversation, and turn toward the outside. Our eyes simply gaze, without seeing, at a landscape whose familiarity becomes the customary ground for distraction: the usual rooftops, the familiar trees, a distant crane. The way of life for most of us in the twenty-first century means that we spend most of our time indoors, in an urban environment, and our awareness of the outside world comes via, and thanks to, a framed glass hole in the wall. In Windows on the World: Fifty Writers, Fifty Views , architect and artist Matteo Pericoli brilliantly explores this concept alongside fifty of our most beloved writers from across the globe. By pairing drawings of window views with texts that reveal--either physically or metaphorically--what the drawings cannot, Windows on the World offers a perceptual journey through the world as seen through the windows of prominent writers: Orhan Pamuk in Istanbul, Daniel Kehlmann in Berlin, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in Lagos, John Jeremiah Sullivan in Wilmington, North Carolina, Nadine Gordimer in Johannesburg, Xi Chuan in Beijing. Taken together, the views--geography and perspective, location and voice--resonate with and play off each other. Working from a series of meticulous photographs and other notes from authors' homes and offices, Pericoli creates a pen-and-ink illustration of each window and the view it frames. Many readers know Pericoli's work from his acclaimed series for The New York Times and later for The Paris Review Daily , which have a devoted following. Now, Windows on the World collects from Pericoli's body of work and features fifteen never-before-seen windows in one gorgeously designed volume, as well as a preface from the Paris Review 's editor Lorin Stein. As we delve into what each writer's view may or may not share with the others', as we look at the map and explore unfamiliar views of cities from around the world, a new kind of map begins to take shape. Windows on the World is a profound and eye-opening look inside the worlds of writers, reminding us that the things we see every day are woven into our selves and our imaginations, making us keener and more inquisitive observers of our own worlds.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
159420554x
ISBN-13
9781594205545
eBay Product ID (ePID)
19038731732
Product Key Features
Book Title
Windows on the World : 50 Writers, 50 Views
Number of Pages
138 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Topic
Individual Artists / Artists' Books, Authorship, General, Literary, Individual Photographers / Artists' Books, Essays
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Photography, Biography & Autobiography, Art, House & Home, Language Arts & Disciplines, Literary Collections
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
15.7 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Preface by
Stein, Lorin
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Los Angeles Review of Books : "At their best, the drawings and texts in Windows on the World make writers real and human…while still leaving room for mystery and fantasy." Shelf Awareness : "A diverse, fascinating collection." Library Journal : "[ Windows on the World ] is a great read for those interested in the lives of writers, lovers of memoir, and anyone with a touch of wanderlust. A fun conversation starter and introduction to writers from around the world.", Los Angeles Review of Books : "At their best, the drawings and texts in Windows on the World make writers real and human...while still leaving room for mystery and fantasy." Shelf Awareness : "A diverse, fascinating collection." Library Journal : "[ Windows on the World ] is a great read for those interested in the lives of writers, lovers of memoir, and anyone with a touch of wanderlust. A fun conversation starter and introduction to writers from around the world.", Library Journal : "[ Windows on the World ] is a great read for those interested in the lives of writers, lovers of memoir, and anyone with a touch of wanderlust. A fun conversation starter and introduction to writers from around the world."
Lccn
2014-032946
Grade from
Twelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal
808.88/7
Lc Classification Number
Pn6071.W56w56 2014
Copyright Date
2014
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