First published in 1905, German poet Christian Morgenstern's piece is a darkly comic linguistic caprice. Illustrated with punctuation marks, the text is a romp, and yet the political undertones are unmistakable, suggesting systems of menacing control. Rathna Ramanathan's art and design invoke well-known icons, styles and genres of early twentieth century western and Russian art and craft to make a compelling argument about freedom of expression. This handsome hand silkscreen-printed edition recreates the brilliant conceptual art of the book, with ink, line and paper combining to add depth and texture to every page.
- ISBN10 9383145242
- ISBN13 9789383145249
- Publish Date 1 September 2014 (first published 7 August 2012)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 29 October 2014
- Publish Country IN
- Imprint Tara Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 32
- Language English