Cataract von Berger, John

An exploration of the practice of drawing and a meditation on how art guides our gaze to the world. An exquisitely produced book combining text and illustrations. von Berger, John

In this luminous novel -- winner of Britain's prestigious Booker Prize -- John Berger relates the story of "G.," a young man forging an energetic sexual career in Europe during the early years of this century. With profound compassion,...

New edition: A Personal History of Art from the author of Ways of Seeing von Berger, John

In the mythic city of Troy, amidst the shanty-towns, factories, opulent hotels, fading heritages and steadfast dreams, the children and grandchildren of rural peasants pursue meagre livings as best they can. And two young lovers embark...

A Fortunate Man: The Story of a Country Doctor

Die Fotografie hat immer einen besonderen Stellenwert in John Bergers Werk gehabt. Dieser Band versammelt zum ersten Mal seine Aufsätze zur Fotografie, von den sechziger Jahren bis heute: eine kleine Kunstgeschichte der Sichtbarkeit. Ob...

'Those who read or listen to our stories see everything as though through a lens. This lens is the secret of narration, and it is ground anew in every story, ground between the temporal and the timeless ... In our brief mortal lives, we...

The politics and consolations of creativity as considered by much-loved critic John Berger. For fans of Susan Sontag's "On Photography" and Roland Barthes' "Mythologies". von Berger, John

'Polemical, meditative, radical, always original, Berger's essays are extremely wide-ranging' Geoff Dyer 'One of the most influential intellectuals of our time' Observer 'Berger is a writer one demands to know more about ... an...

John Peter Berger (born November 5th, 1926) is an art critic, painter and novelist. His acclaimed works of both fiction and non-fiction include the seminal Ways of Seeing and the novel G., which won the Booker Prize in 1972. He lives in...

Das Buch "G. von Berger, John" ist eine fesselnde Biografie über das Leben und die Arbeit von John Berger, einem renommierten englischen Kunstkritiker, Schriftsteller und Maler. Es beleuchtet seine Kindheit, seine Ausbildung und seine...