Cinema of the Present

by Lisa Robertson

Book Overview

"Robertson proves hard to explain but easy to enjoy. . . . Dauntlessly and resourcefully intellectual, Robertson can also be playful or blunt. . . . She wields language expertly, even beautifully."--The New York Times

What if the cinema of the present were a M bius strip of language, a montage of statements and questions sutured together and gradually accumulating color? Would the seams afford a new sensibility around the pronoun "you"?...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1552452972
• ISBN13: 9781552452974
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Coach House Books
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 7.9"