The Clothing of Books

The Clothing of Books

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Publisher's Synopsis

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."

Book information

ISBN: 9780525432753
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Imprint: Vintage Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 741.64
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 74
Weight: 86g
Height: 112mm
Width: 158mm
Spine width: 12mm