- Published: 14 November 2023
- ISBN: 9781907903328
- Imprint: Notting Hill Editions
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 64
- RRP: $39.99
Cataract
- Published: 14 November 2023
- ISBN: 9781907903328
- Imprint: Notting Hill Editions
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 64
- RRP: $39.99
"John Berger writes about what is important, not just interesting. In contemporary English letters he seems to me peerless; not since Lawrence has there been a writer who offers such attentiveness to the sensual world." —Susan Sontag
"I love this small book of intricate insight." —Michael Ondaatje
"In this charming, short meditation on the benefits of illumination (as provided by surgeons). He compares, whimsically, the dimming of his vision with his clarified post-op perceptions of light, color, tone, and scale, but illustrator Demirel's evocative line drawings complement the brief text perfectly and elucidate Berger's points in ways words cannot. This quiet little book will appeal to thinkers and artists and anyone interested in ‘seeing.’” —Library Journal
"A slim volume ontaining the poignant thoughts of an art critic once again blessed with sight, and made aesthetically pleasing by exquisite line drawings by Turkish artist Selçuk Demirel." —Macleans