Bento's Sketchbook
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Bento's Sketchbook by John Berger
The seventeenth-century philosopher Baruch Spinoza-also known as Benedict or Bento de Spinoza-spent the most intense years of his short life writing. He also carried with him a sketchbook. After his sudden death, his friends rescued letters, manuscripts, notes-but no drawings. For years, without knowing what its pages might hold, John Berger has imagined finding Bento's sketchbook, wanting to see the drawings alongside his surviving words. When one day a friend gave him a beautiful virgin sketchbook, Berger said, "This is Bento's!" and he began to draw, taking his inspiration from the philosopher's vision. In this illustrated color book John Berger uses the imaginative space he creates to explore the process of drawing, politics, storytelling and Spinoza's life and times.
Inspiring, challenging and rewarding-- Carl Wilkinson * Financial Times *
Characteristically sui generis. -- Nick Wroe * Guardian *
"Electric with thought and energy... Berger's words and images, rendered serene by age and habit, provide an exhilarating and unflinching account of global devastation and ordinary life." -- Colin MacCabe * New Statesman *
"Displays his trademark lyrical precision." -- Meaghan Delahunt * Scotsman, books of the year *
"The book coheres because Berger's is a humane and uniquely confiding voice, and this voice is co-extensive with his skill as a draftsman. The two attributes act in concert with Spinoza's enigmatic philosophical propositions. All three constitute a singular act of witness." -- Teju Cole * New York Times *
"This beautifully produced book, illustrated with Berger's drawings, is as much a meditation on the art of drawing as a commentary on philosophy...Whether he is writing about art or about the oppressed, Berger is a dab hand at what might be called semi-mystical exegesis. His stories are often like fables, and his explication - colourfully grounded but picaresque - is admirably lucid." * The Art Newspaper *
Characteristically sui generis. -- Nick Wroe * Guardian *
"Electric with thought and energy... Berger's words and images, rendered serene by age and habit, provide an exhilarating and unflinching account of global devastation and ordinary life." -- Colin MacCabe * New Statesman *
"Displays his trademark lyrical precision." -- Meaghan Delahunt * Scotsman, books of the year *
"The book coheres because Berger's is a humane and uniquely confiding voice, and this voice is co-extensive with his skill as a draftsman. The two attributes act in concert with Spinoza's enigmatic philosophical propositions. All three constitute a singular act of witness." -- Teju Cole * New York Times *
"This beautifully produced book, illustrated with Berger's drawings, is as much a meditation on the art of drawing as a commentary on philosophy...Whether he is writing about art or about the oppressed, Berger is a dab hand at what might be called semi-mystical exegesis. His stories are often like fables, and his explication - colourfully grounded but picaresque - is admirably lucid." * The Art Newspaper *
Storyteller, novelist, essayist, screenwriter, dramatist, and critic, John Berger is one of the most internationally influential writers of the last fifty years. His many books include Ways of Seeing, the fiction trilogy Into Their Labours, Here Is Where We Meet, the Booker Prize-winning novel G, Hold Everything Dear, the Man Booker-longlisted From A to X, and A Seventh Man.
| SKU | Nicht verfügbar |
| ISBN 13 | 9781781688199 |
| ISBN 10 | 1781688192 |
| Titel | Bento's Sketchbook |
| Autor | John Berger |
| Buchzustand | Nicht verfügbar |
| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | Verso Books |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2015-03-01 |
| Seitenanzahl | 176 |
| Hinweis auf dem Einband | Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden. |
| Hinweis | Nicht verfügbar |