Cataract
John Berger author Selçuk Demirel illustrator
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Notting Hill Editions
Published:1st Sep '11
Should be back in stock very soon
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.
"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."
-- Susan Sontag‘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.’
-- MaclISBN: 9781907903328
Dimensions: 190mm x 120mm x 11mm
Weight: 142g
68 pages