{"product_id":"blind-spot","title":"Blind Spot","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this innovative synthesis of words and images, the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eOpen City\u003c\/i\u003e and photography critic for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e combines two of his great passions.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e's Top 10 Non-Fiction Books of the Year - One of \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e's \u003c\/b\u003eTen Best Photography Books of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When it comes to Teju Cole, the unexpected is not unfamiliar: He's an acclaimed novelist, an influential essayist, and an internationally exhibited photographer. In \u003ci\u003eBlind Spot\u003c\/i\u003e, readers follow Cole's inimitable artistic vision into the visual realm as he continues to refine the voice, eye, and intellectual obsessions that earned him such acclaim for \u003ci\u003eOpen City\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Here, journey through more than 150 of Cole's full-color original photos, each accompanied by his lyrical and evocative prose, forming a multimedia diary of years of near-constant travel: from a park in Berlin to a mountain range in Switzerland, a church exterior in Lagos to a parking lot in Brooklyn; landscapes and interiors, beautiful or quotidian, that inspire Cole's memories, fantasies, and introspections. Ships in Capri remind him of the work of writers from Homer to Edna O'Brien; a hotel room in Wannsee brings back a disturbing dream about a friend's death; a home in Tivoli evokes a transformative period of semi-blindness, after which \"the photography changed. . . . The looking changed.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As exquisitely wrought as the work of Anne Carson or Chris Marker, \u003ci\u003eBlind Spot\u003c\/i\u003e is a testament to the art of seeing by one of the most powerful and original voices in contemporary literature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eBlind Spot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Common things [are] made radiant by the quality of Cole's looking. . . . In this new, luminous book, Cole shows himself to be really one of the best at seeing.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This lyrical essay in photographs paired with texts explores the mysteries of the ordinary.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Books Review \u003c\/i\u003e(Editors' Choice)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Stunning . . . feels like the fulfillment of an intellectual project that has defined most of [Cole's] career.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Dazzling . . . cerebral yet intimate . . . combines personal essay, history, biography, journalism, and photography into a seamless package, capturing human dignity and grace through careful, clear-eyed reverence.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eVice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An eclectically brilliant distillation of what photography can do, and why it remains an important art form.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53861911298414,"sku":"9780399591075","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/1007\/0382\/files\/imageloader_8618000c-9dd4-4e1d-9bb2-568f63cdfe46.jpg?v=1780195376","url":"https:\/\/tenderbuttonsbooks.com\/products\/blind-spot","provider":"Tender Buttons Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}