Smoke

By John Berger

Book Overview

A pictoral essay by the great art critic, novelist and long-time smoker, John Berger, and Turkish writer and illustrator Sel?uk Demirel.

"Once upon a time, men, women and (secretly) children smoked."

This charming illustrated work reflects on the cultural implications of smoking, and suggests, through a series of brilliantly inventive illustrations, that society's attitude to smoke is both paradoxical and intolerant. It portrays a world in which smokers, banished from public places, must encounter one another as outlaws. Meanwhile, car exhausts and factory chimneys continue to pollute the atmosphere. Smoke is a beautifully illustrated prose poem that lingers in the mind.

"A cigarette is a breathing space. It makes a parenthesis. The time of a cigarette is a parenthesis, and if it is shared you are both in that parenthesis. It's like a proscenium arch for a dialogue." - John Berger (in interview)

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1910749478
• ISBN13: 9781910749470
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Notting Hill Editions
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.7" x 7.4"