Cafe Fetish: Dreams of a Coffee Lover

By Jiří Slíva

Book Overview

Coffee has been fueling addicts for thousands of years, from the sixth century to our newest millennium, with its Starbucks on every corner and latte grandes in every cup. Now, Jiri Sliva, who has achieved renown for his graphic art throughout much of Europe, presents the very best of his coffee-themed work, assembled together in book form for the first time anywhere in the world. Sliva's art expresses his passion for the rich traditions of Central European cafe culture, yet his imagination finds the allure of coffee in the most unlikely situations, from camels drinking in the desert to a filling station, from a pair of underwear to dogs out for a walk. Cafe Fetish includes oil paintings, lithographs, etchings, line drawings, and cartoonsin all a marvelous portrayal of the addictive pleasures of a cup of joe as we have never seen them before."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1569245495
• ISBN13: 9781569245491
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Marlowe & Company
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.5" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

Witty and fun

I saw some of Sliva's coffee prints on the wall at a cafe in Prague this summer and loved them. He has a sly wit that perfectly complements his drawings. This book gathers together the best of his coffee prints.

Jyri Sliva

Great cartoons are very difficult to explain since a drawing speak for itself,even when there is no captions.I love Jyri's cartoons and i don't drink a coffee anymore, without looking at Cafe fetish at the same time.