{"product_id":"selected-essays-of-john-berger-paperback","title":"Selected Essays of John Berger - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Berger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe writing career of Booker Prize winner John Berger-poet, storyteller, playwright, and essayist-has yielded some of the most original and compelling examinations of art and life of the past half century. In this essential volume, Geoff Dyer has brought together a rich selection of many of Berger's seminal essays. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Berger's insights make it impossible to look at a painting, watch a film, or even visit a zoo in quite the same way again. The vast range of subjects he addresses, the lean beauty of his prose, and the keenness of his anger against injustice move us to view the world with a new lens of awareness. Whether he is discussing the singleminded intensity of Picasso's \u003ci\u003eGuernica, \u003c\/i\u003e the parallel violence and alienation in the art of Francis Bacon and Walt Disney, or the enigmatic silence of his own mother, what binds these pieces throughout is the depth and fury of Berger's passion, challenging us to participate, to protest, and above all, to see.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe writing career of John Berger-poet, storyteller, playwright, and essayist-has yielded some of the most original and compelling examinations of art and life of the past half century. In this essential volume, Geoff Dyer has brought together a rich selection of many of Berger's seminal essays. \u003cbr\u003eBerger's insights make it impossible to look at a painting, watch a film, or even visit a zoo in quite the same way again. The vast range of subjects he addresses, the lean beauty of his prose, and the keenness of his anger against injustice move us to view the world with a new lens of awareness. Whether he is discussing the singleminded intensity of Picasso's \"Guernica, the parallel violence and alienation in the art of Francis Bacon and Walt Disney, or the enigmatic silence of his own mother, what binds these pieces throughout is the depth and fury of Berger's passion, challenging us to participate, to protest, and above all, to see.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Berger was born in London in 1926. He is well known for his novels and stories as well as for his works of nonfiction, including several volumes of art criticism. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eA Painter of Our Time\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 1958, and since then his books have included \u003ci\u003eWays of Seeing\u003c\/i\u003e, the fiction trilogy \u003ci\u003eInto Their Labours\u003c\/i\u003e, and the novel \u003ci\u003eG., \u003c\/i\u003e which won the Booker Prize in 1972. In 1962 he left Britain permanently, and lived in a small village in the French Alps. He died in 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 608\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 11, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755634557216,"sku":"9780375713187","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0a071382535ec1346977c59f31f558c6.webp?v=1780064258","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/selected-essays-of-john-berger-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}