In the land of punctuation / Christian Morgenstern ; illustrated by Rathna Ramanathan ; translated by Sirish Rao.
By: Morgenstern, Christian
Contributor(s): Ramanathan, Rathna [illustrator] | Rao, Sirish [translator]Publisher: Chennai : Tara books, 2014Description: 1 v. [unpaged] : ill. ; 24 cm001: 26450ISBN: 9789383145157Other title: !n the land of punctuat!onSubject(s): Poetry, German | Graphic designDDC classification: 741.6
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | MAIN LIBRARY Book | 741.6 MOR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 110834 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
First published in 1905, German poet Christian Morgenstern's piece is a darkly comic linguistic caprice. Illustrated with punctuation marks, the text is a romp, and yet the political undertones are unmistakable, suggesting systems of menacing control. Rathna Ramanathan's art and design invoke well-known icons, styles and genres of early 20th Century western and Russian art and craft to make a compelling argument about freedom of expression.
This handsome hand, silkscreen-printed edition recreates the brilliant conceptual art of the book, with ink, line and paper combining to add depth and texture to every page.
Honour:
Certificate of Excellence, International Society of Typographic Designers (ISTD), 2014
Design Observer Top 50 Books List, 2014
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