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The Clothing of Books

An Essay

by Jhumpa Lahiri
Jhumpa Lahiri
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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.”

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    November 15, 2016

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      • ISBN: 9781524774585
      • File size: 28396 KB
      • Duration: 00:59:09

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Who hasn't judged a book by its cover? Jhumpa Lahiri narrates an essay, originally written as a keynote speech, which examines the relationships among a book's cover, the words within, the author, and readers. Her clear diction makes the short audiobook easy to understand as she muses about her often negative but sometimes ambivalent feelings about the covers of her books and what they say about her novels, as well as her strong feelings about how book jackets are often marketing tools rather than gateways into the story. However, Lahiri's choppy delivery and reserved expression may distance listeners from her views on how books are dressed for a variety of circumstances, such as for bookstores, libraries, parts of series, and digital media. C.B.L. © AudioFile 2016, Portland, Maine

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