New edition: A Personal History of Art from the author of Ways of Seeing
John Berger is one of the most internationally influential writers of the last fifty years. His many books include Ways of Seeing; the fiction trilogy Into Their Labours; Here Is Where We Meet; the Booker Prize-winning novel G; Hold Everything Dear; the Man Booker-longlisted From A to X; and A Seventh Man. Tom Overton catalogued John Berger's archive at the British Library and edited Landscapes. He is working on Berger's biography and a book on migration and archives.
John Berger's "Portraits" is among the greatest books on art I've
ever read. -- Zadie Smith * New York Times *
A volume whose breadth and depth bring it close to a definitive
self-portrait of one of Britain's most original thinkers --
Financial Times
Perhaps the greatest living writer on art . reminds us just how
insufficient most art commentary is these days . an indispensible
guide to understanding art from cave painting to today's
experimenters. -- Spectator [Books of the Year]
In this extraordinary new book, John Berger embarks on a process of
re-discovery and re-figuring of history through the visual
narratives given to us by portraiture. Berger's ability for
storytelling is both incisive and intriguing. He is one of the
greatest writers of our time. -- Hans Ulrich Obrist, author of
'Ways of Curating'
Berger's art criticism transcends its genre to become a very rare
thing-literature * The Nation *
Berger is a writer one demands to know more about ... an intriguing
and powerful mind and talent. * New York Times *
Much of his best critical prose appears in [this] chunky volume *
Economist *
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