Under Arrest by Giacomo Papi
Q: What do the following have in common? Frank Sinatra and 50 Cent; Michael Jackson and Vladimir Lenin; Eminem and Malcolm X, Al Capone and Martin Luther King; Sid Vicious and Joseph Stalin; the Kommandant of Auschwitz and Bill Gates...A: Their faces have all been recorded in police mugshots. In "Under Arrest", Giacomo Papi has assembled some 350 mugshots which tell an alternative history of the twentieth century, a compelling mosaic of the faces and the stories of those who have ended up on the wrong side of the law. Some mugshots record the faces of the innocent, the wrongfully imprisoned; others show hardened criminals, renegades, and psychopaths; still others show firebrands, revolutionaries and dictators-in-waiting. From the bleary-eyed celebrity drunk apprehended behind the wheel of his car to the mass-murder's chilling stare, this book invites you to visit a bizarre portrait gallery unlike any you have seen, in which actors rub shoulders with mob bosses, assassins with 'sixties icons, and terrorists with pop stars.
An alternative history of the twentieth century, told through police mugshots of the rich and famous, the criminal and infamous From Hugh Grant to Bill Gates, from Janis Joplin to Ronnie Biggs, Eminem to Lenin Serial sale under negotiation Unusual, quirky design
Giacomo Papi was born in Milan in 1968. He is a writer, publisher and journalist and works for the periodical, Diario.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781862078925 |
| ISBN 10 | 1862078920 |
| Title | Under Arrest |
| Author | Giacomo Papi |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Granta Books |
| Year published | 2006-09-04 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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