Then when the works were republished for a new generation, the colors and design became a slicker form of eye candy. Those publishers of science fiction back in mid-20th century came up with covers for their pulp paperbacks that were colorful, riveting eye candy. I vividly recall looking at this cover each and every time I read the novel. The artwork on the cover of this Penguin captures the spirit of Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Devils. Art is nothing other than the freedom to express oneself in any language, in whatever manner, dressed any which way.” Here's a cover for Hermann Hesse's masterpiece that instantly attracted me to the novel back when I was in my early 20s.Ī book cover counts for so much. "The writer's voice is a singular one, solitary. I wouldn't be surprised if thousands of readers have a special place for this Jane Austen edition in their personal library. "Like a translation, a cover can be faithful to the book, or it can be misleading." I suspect we all can agree Penguin has consistently done a fabulous job in choosing art that captures the spirit of the book. Here it is: I did both the cover design and the montage art. I myself had the good fortune some years ago to create my own book cover when I worked with a small publisher. “The right cover is like a beautiful coat, elegant and warm, wrapping my words as they travel through the world, on their way to keep an appointment with my readers." The disadvantage for an author working with a large commercial publisher - loss of control in the process of creating a book cover. I want the first words read by the reader of my book to be written by me.” I wonder if Jhumpa was thinking of her book below when she wrote these words. “Personally, I think it deplorable to place the words and opinions of others on the book jacket. What is a book cover for a writer? How much attention does a potential reader give the cover of a book? Should commercial interests override aesthetic ones? These are just three of the many questions Jhumpa Lahiri addresses. Up for a dose of delight? Treat yourself to an hour of sheer joy as you read or listen via audible as Jhumpa Lahiri narrates her reflections on a subject near and dear to the hearts of all booklovers: the art of book covers. She received the following awards, among others:ġ999 - PEN/Hemingway Award (Best Fiction Debut of the Year) for Interpreter of Maladies Ģ000 - The New Yorker's Best Debut of the Year for Interpreter of Maladies Ģ000 - Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her debut Interpreter of Maladies Much of her short fiction concerns the lives of Indian-Americans, particularly Bengalis. Lahiri taught creative writing at Boston University and the Rhode Island School of Design. She has been a Vice President of the PEN American Center since 2005. In 2001, she married Alberto Vourvoulias-Bush, a journalist who was then Deputy Editor of TIME Latin America Lahiri currently lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two children. She took up a fellowship at Provincetown's Fine Arts Work Center, which lasted for the next two years (1997-1998). She then received multiple degrees from Boston University: an M.A. in English literature from Barnard College in 1989. Lahiri graduated from South Kingstown High School and later received her B.A. Brought up in America by a mother who wanted to raise her children to be Indian, she learned about her Bengali heritage from an early age. Nilanjana Sudeshna "Jhumpa" Lahiri was born in London and brought up in South Kingstown, Rhode Island.
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