{"product_id":"the-clothing-of-books-an-essay-paperback","title":"The Clothing of Books: An Essay - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJhumpa Lahiri\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA deeply personal reflection from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Namesake \u003c\/i\u003ethat explores the art of the book jacket from the perspectives of both reader and writer. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow 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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJHUMPA LAHIRI is the author of four works of fiction: \u003ci\u003eInterpreter of Maladies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Namesake\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUnaccustomed Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Lowland\u003c\/i\u003e; and a work of nonfiction, \u003ci\u003eIn Other Words\u003c\/i\u003e. She has received numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize; the PEN\/Hemingway Award; the PEN\/Malamud Award; the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award; the Premio Gregor von Rezzori; the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature; a 2014 National Humanities Medal, awarded by President Barack Obama; and the Premio Internazionale Viareggio-Versilia, for \u003ci\u003eIn altre parole\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 6.2 x 4.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756562514208,"sku":"9780525432753","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1635685e7462d3b82f165b277f579432.webp?v=1780081003","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-clothing-of-books-an-essay-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}