Frieze
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This poetic narrative discusses the creative life of a 9th century Indian stonecarver who is drafted at an early age to spend his entire life working on the thousands of statues that fill the niches... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0930324919
ISBN13:9780930324919
Release Date:April 2007
Publisher:Wings Press (TX)
Length:160 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.7" x 8.4"
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very spiritual , lyrical language...a poetic tour de force
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
Frieze takes us into the mind of the Buddhist from India who designed and built the famous temple at Borubudur. This means the setting is circa 700 A.D., but the book doesn't read like a historical novel. Instead, it's a poetic attempt to recreate the designer's mind and aesthetics by looking at the great monument he left behind. One feels privileged to discover the workings of a great artistic mind, and it's done in tight, elegant, and lyrical language. It's got certain qualities that make me compare it, for style, lyricism, and great feeling, with Martín Cruz Smith's Stallion Gate. It's not an easy read,and it's not for everybody, but it's one book I wish I had written.
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