In this innovative synthesis of words and images; the award-winning author of Open City and photography critic for The New York Times Magazine combines two of his great passions.One of Timersquo;s Best Non-Fiction Books of 2017 So Far bull; Shortlisted for the Paris Photo-Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards When it comes to Teju Cole; the unexpected is not unfamiliar: Hersquo;s an acclaimed novelist; an influential essayist; and an internationally exhibited photographer. In Blind Spot; readers follow Colersquo;s inimitable artistic vision into the visual realm as he continues to refine the voice; eye; and intellectual obsessions that earned him such acclaim for Open City. Here; journey through more than 150 of Colersquo;s full-color original photos; each accompanied by his lyrical and evocative prose; forming a multimedia diary of years of near-constant travel: from a park in Berlin to a mountain range in Switzerland; a church exterior in Lagos to a parking lot in Brooklyn; landscapes and interiors; beautiful or quotidian; that inspire Colersquo;s memories; fantasies; and introspections. Ships in Capri remind him of the work of writers from Homer to Edna Orsquo;Brien; a hotel room in Wannsee brings back a disturbing dream about a friendrsquo;s death; a home in Tivoli evokes a transformative period of semi-blindness; after which ldquo;the photography changed. . . . The looking changed.rdquo; As exquisitely wrought as the work of Anne Carson or Chris Marker; Blind Spot is a testament to the art of seeing by one of the most powerful and original voices in contemporary literature.Praise for Blind Spotldquo;Common things [are] made radiant by the quality of Colersquo;s looking. . . . In this new; luminous book; Cole shows himself to be really one of the best at seeing.rdquo;mdash;The Guardian ldquo;This lyrical essay in photographs paired with texts explores the mysteries of the ordinary. Colersquo;s questioning; tentative habit of mind; suspending judgement while hoping for the brief miracle of insight; is a form of what used to be called humanism.rdquo;mdash;The New York Times Books Review (Editorsrsquo; Choice) ldquo;Stunning . . . [Blind Spot] feels like the fulfillment of an intellectual project that has defined most of [Colersquo;s] career.rdquo;mdash;Slate ldquo;Dazzling . . . cerebral yet intimate . . . combines personal essay; history; biography; journalism; and photography into a seamless package; capturing human dignity and grace through careful; clear-eyed reverence.rdquo;mdash;Vice ldquo;An eclectically brilliant distillation of what photography can do; and why it remains an important art form.rdquo;mdash;San Francisco Chronicle
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