Core Samples from the World

by Forrest Gander

Book Overview

Forrest Gander's Core Samples from the World is a magnificent compendium of poetry, photography, and essay (a form of Japanese haibun). Collaborating with three acclaimed photographers, Gander explores tensions between the familiar and foreign. His eloquent new work voices an ethical concern for others, exploring empathic relations in which the world itself is fundamental. Taking us around the globe to China, Mexico, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Chile,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811218872
• ISBN13: 9780811218870
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"