The Foot of Clive
Published on 18. January 2024
192 pages
978-1-83885-959-6 (ISBN)
Description
In the centre of a 1960s hospital ward sits a curtained-off bed, guarded by a policeman. In it lies a murderer, hidden from view and likely to die before he can be hanged for his crime. In the closed, regimented society of the ward, his invisible presence fractures and rebuilds the way the other patients see the world. In the face of someone who has shattered all social covenants, life can no longer continue according to the rules.
Upturning conventions from morality to masculinity to class to prejudice, The Foot of Clive is a masterclass on humanity from the Booker Prize-winning author of G.
Upturning conventions from morality to masculinity to class to prejudice, The Foot of Clive is a masterclass on humanity from the Booker Prize-winning author of G.
Reviews / Votes
Praise for John Berger: John Berger seems to me peerless -- SUSAN SONTAG John Berger has made the world a better place to live in. I do not say this lightly -- ARUNDHATI ROY [He] reminds us of what most contemporary writing would have us forget, which is that great writers are distinguished, ultimately, by the quality of their humanity -- GEOFF DYER There are a few authors that can change the way you look at the world through their writing and John Berger is one of them -- JARVIS COCKER Praise for A Fortunate Man: In 1967 A Fortunate Man marked the most significant step forward in the collaboration of a writer and photographer since Let us Now Praise Famous Men by Walker Evans and James Agee. Incredibly, it still does . . . A masterpiece -- GEOFF DYER It's one of my favourite books in the world, an ongoing inspiration as to how books should be written (and photography used) -- ALAIN de BOTTON A genuine tour de force . . . The intimate portrait of one man and his microscopic world reveals the faults and strains of a whole society * * Observer * * I only wish I could do justice in a few words to the richness that makes this book so compelling * * Guardian * * A book about caring that will make you care, and a book about deep healing that may heal your soul. It is also, almost 50 years on, uncannily timely -- SIMON GARFIELD This disturbingly beautiful book will continue to haunt you long after you have set it aside -- RICHARD HOLLOWAYMore details
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Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Canongate Books
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
3,06 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-83885-959-6 (9781838859596)
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John Berger was born in London in 1926. His seminal Ways of Seeing was one of the most influential books on art in the 20th century. His many books, innovative in form and far-reaching in their historical and political insight, include To the Wedding, King, and the Booker Prize-winning novel, G. He lived and worked in a small village in the French Alps, the setting for his trilogy Into Their Labours (Pig Earth, Once in Europa and Lilac and Flag). In 2001, his collection of essays The Shape of a Pocket was published, and his Understanding a Photograph, edited by Geoff Dyer, was published in 2013. He died, aged 90, in January 2017.
Content
- Intro
- Also by John Berger
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction by Benjamin Myers
- Part 1: The Dogs of Clive
- Part 2: The Screens
- Part 3: The Execution
- Part 4: The Survivors
- Part 5: Outcome
