Published: 01/09/2011
ISBN: 9781907903328
Extent: 96 pages

Cataract

Name: Cataract
SKU: 9781907903328
Price: 14.99 GBP
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Author: John BergerSelçuk Demirel

£14.99

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.

Art critic and novelist Berger provides another way to think about one of the mundane discomforts of aging – cataract surgery—in this charming, short meditation on the benefits of illumination (as provided by surgeons)... Demirel's evocative line drawings complement the brief text perfectly and elucidate Berger's points in ways words cannot.

Library Journal

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

Macleans

Published: 01/09/2011
ISBN: 9781907903328
Extent: 96 pages