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Beschreibung
The seventeenth-century philosopher Baruch Spinoza (a.k.a. Bento) spent the most intense years of his short life writing. He also carried with him a sketchbook. After his sudden death, his friends rescued letters, manuscripts, notes—but no drawings.

For years, without knowing what its pages might hold, John Berger has imagined finding Bento’s sketchbook, wanting to see the drawings alongside his surviving words. When one day a friend gave him a beautiful virgin sketchbook, Berger said, ‘This is Bento’s!’ and he began to draw, taking inspiration from the philosopher’s vision.

In this beautifully illustrated book, Berger uses the imaginative space opened up in this experiment to explore politics, storytelling, Spinoza’s life and times, and the process of drawing itself.
The seventeenth-century philosopher Baruch Spinoza (a.k.a. Bento) spent the most intense years of his short life writing. He also carried with him a sketchbook. After his sudden death, his friends rescued letters, manuscripts, notes—but no drawings.

For years, without knowing what its pages might hold, John Berger has imagined finding Bento’s sketchbook, wanting to see the drawings alongside his surviving words. When one day a friend gave him a beautiful virgin sketchbook, Berger said, ‘This is Bento’s!’ and he began to draw, taking inspiration from the philosopher’s vision.

In this beautifully illustrated book, Berger uses the imaginative space opened up in this experiment to explore politics, storytelling, Spinoza’s life and times, and the process of drawing itself.
Über den Autor
Storyteller, novelist, essayist, screenwriter, dramatist, and critic, John Berger is one of the most internationally influential writers of the last fifty years. His many books include Ways of Seeing, the fiction trilogy Into Their Labours, Here Is Where We Meet, the Booker Prize–winning novel G, Hold Everything Dear, the Man Booker–longlisted From A to X, and A Seventh Man.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2025
Genre: Importe, Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Bildende Kunst
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: The Essential John Berger
ISBN-13: 9781804298237
ISBN-10: 1804298239
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Berger, John
Hersteller: Verso Books
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Abbildungen: 64 hand-drawn illustrations
Maße: 208 x 139 x 16 mm
Von/Mit: John Berger
Erscheinungsdatum: 04.2025
Gewicht: 0,334 kg
Artikel-ID: 131784560

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