Known and Strange Things by Teju Cole (English) Paperback Book

Description: Known and Strange Things by Teju Cole Brilliant essays from the acclaimed New Yorker writer and novelist. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A blazingly intelligent first collection of essays from the award-winning author of Open City and Every Day Is for the Thief.With these pieces on politics, photography, travel, history and literature - many of which have become viral sensations, shared and debated around the globe - Teju Cole solidifies his place as one of todays most powerful and original voices. On page after page, deploying prose dense with beauty and ideas, he finds fresh and potent ways to interpret art, people and historical moments.Cole tells of his engagement with Virginia Woolf through her diaries, before reflecting on an episode of temporary blindness in New York. He looks at the rise of Instagram and interrogates the value of its images. He examines the transition of the candidate Obama, the avid reader, into a forever-war president on the global stage.Persuasive and provocative, erudite yet accessible, Known and Strange Things is an opportunity to live within Teju Coles wide-ranging enthusiasms, curiosities and passions, and a chance to see the world in surprising and affecting new frames. Notes A collection of essays on literature, politics, art and photography, together with his famous essay on Charlie Hebdo. Author Biography Teju Cole is the author of Every Day is for the Thief, which was shortlisted for the PEN/Open Book Award, and Open City, which won the PEN/Hemingway Award and the Internationaler Literaturpreis, and was shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award. He is Photography Critic of the New York Times magazine, and Distinguished Writer in Residence at Bard College. Promotional Brilliant essays from the acclaimed New Yorker writer and novelist. Long Description Brilliant essays from the acclaimed New Yorker writer and novelist. A blazingly intelligent first collection of essays from the award-winning author of Open City and Every Day Is for the Thief. With these pieces on politics, photography, travel, history and literature - many of which have become viral sensations, shared and debated around the globe - Teju Cole solidifies his place as one of todays most powerful and original voices. On page after page, deploying prose dense with beauty and ideas, he finds fresh and potent ways to interpret art, people and historical moments. Cole tells of his engagement with Virginia Woolf through her diaries, before reflecting on an episode of temporary blindness in New York. He looks at the rise of Instagram and interrogates the value of its images. He examines the transition of the candidate Obama, the avid reader, into a forever-war president on the global stage. Persuasive and provocative, erudite yet accessible, Known and Strange Things is an opportunity to live within Teju Coles wide-ranging enthusiasms, curiosities and passions, and a chance to see the world in surprising and affecting new frames. Promotional "Headline" Brilliant essays from the acclaimed New Yorker writer and novelist. Details ISBN0571328067 Author Teju Cole Pages 416 Publisher Faber & Faber Year 2017 ISBN-10 0571328067 ISBN-13 9780571328062 Format Paperback Publication Date 2017-09-07 Media Book Imprint Faber & Faber Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 814.6 Language English UK Release Date 2017-09-07 AU Release Date 2017-09-07 Edition Description Main Audience General NZ Release Date 2017-09-26 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:116357131;

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