Smoke (Hardcover)

A pictoral essay by the great art critic, novelist and long-time smoker, John Berger, and Turkish writer and illustrator Selcuk Demirel. "Once upon a time, men, women and (secretly) children smoked." This charming illustrated work reflects on the cultural implications of smoking, and suggests, through a series of brilliantly inventive illustrations, that society's attitude to smoke is both paradoxical and intolerant. It portrays a world in which smokers, banished from public places, must encounter one another as outlaws. Meanwhile, car exhausts and factory chimneys continue to pollute the atmosphere. Smoke is a beautifully illustrated prose poem that lingers in the mind. "A cigarette is a breathing space. It makes a parenthesis. The time of a cigarette is a parenthesis, and if it is shared you are both in that parenthesis. It's like a proscenium arch for a dialogue." - John Berger (in interview)

General

Imprint:	Notting Hill Editions
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2017
Authors:	John Berger
Illustrators:	Selcuk Demirel
Dimensions:	190 x 120 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	72
ISBN-13:	978-1-910749-47-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General
LSN:	1-910749-47-8
Barcode:	9781910749470

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