What We See When We Read

by Peter Mendelsund

Book Overview

A gorgeously unique, fully illustrated exploration into the phenomenology of reading-how we visualize images from reading works of literature, from one of our very best book jacket designers, himself a passionate reader. "A playful, illustrated treatise on how words give rise to mental images." - The New York Times What do we see when we read? Did Tolstoy really describe Anna Karenina? Did Melville ever really tell us what, exactly, Ishmael looked...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804171637
• ISBN13: 9780804171632
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Vintage
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 7.9"