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ISBN-10: 0525432752
ISBN-13: 9780525432753
Publisher: Vintage
Publish Date: 11/15/2016
Dimensions: 6.20" L, 4.30" W, 0.40" H

The Clothing of Books: An Essay

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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.”

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Details

ISBN-10: 0525432752
ISBN-13: 9780525432753
Publisher: Vintage
Publish Date: 11/15/2016
Dimensions: 6.20" L, 4.30" W, 0.40" H
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