The Clothing of Books: An Essay

By Jhumpa Lahiri

Book Overview

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."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525432752
• ISBN13: 9780525432753
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Vintage
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.3" x 6.2"