Jar of Wild Flowers

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Jar of Wild Flowers

Essays in Celebration of John Berger

Theory of art Biography and non-fiction prose Literary essays Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 Literary studies: postcolonial literature Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers

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Language: English

Published by: Zed Books

Published on: 5th November 2016

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 416 pages

ISBN: 9781783608829


John Berger and His Impact

John Berger has made the world a better place to live in. These essays tell us how he succeeded in that task. Arundhati Roy

About the Collection

In this collection of essays on the work of, and conversations with, John Berger, thirty-seven of his friends, artistic collaborators and followers come together to form the first truly international and cross-cultural celebration of his interventions.

Berger's Artistic Philosophy

Berger has for decades, through his poetic humanism, brought together geographically, historically and socially disparate subjects. His work continues to throw out lifelines across genres, times and types of experience, opening up radical questions about the meaning of belonging and of community. In keeping with this spirit and in celebration of Berger, the short essays in A Jar of Wild Flowers challenge us all to take the brave step from limited sympathy to extended generosity.

Contributors

With contributions from Ali Smith, Julie Christie, Sally Potter, Ram Rahman, Jean Mohr, Nick Thorpe, Hsiao-Hung Pai and many others.

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