Synopsis
In his latest book, award-winning author Roger Rosenblatt charts a journey that is as visual as it is poetic. Cataract Blues, on the surface, is a collection of lyric fragments illustrated by the legendary Jules Feiffer. A careful reading (and viewing) rewards bibliophiles (and optical aficionados) with a nuanced, thoughtful, and magical paper machine that is about seeing, cataracts, mystery, the blues, insight, love, and memory. At once a masterpiece of creative non-fiction and a poetic experiment, ‘Blues invites readers to consider new approaches to the visual and the literary.
Advance word on Cataract Blues…
“While everyone around you is seeing red, along comes a happy outpatient who’s just nuts about the color blue. Prompted by his wildly successful eye surgery, Roger Rosenblatt celebrates his new favorite wavelength by letting it wash over everything that matters — nature, history, music, memory, laughter, loss, and love. This is a master, at work and at play.”
Garry Trudeau, Author and Illustrator of Doonesbury and Former Guy: Doonesbury in the Time of Trumpism
“Cataract Blues is a poem, a pastiche, an elegy and a riff—a celebration of life in all its colors and shades, its sweetness, its beauty, its comedy, its pain. A gift from two of our most cherished artists, jamming together - gloriously.”
Alice McDermott, Author of Charming Billy: A Novel and What About the Baby?
“It's a pleasure to watch Roger Rosenblatt's astute and lively mind skip nimbly from vision (in both the physical and metaphorical senses) to music, from poetry to film, from the joys of ordinary life to the inevitable pain of loss—and to marvel at the skill with which he alchemizes all of it into something deeply moving and profound.”
Francine Prose, Author of Cleopatra: Her History, Her Myth and The Vixen: A Novel"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
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Cataract Blues: Running the Keyboard
Published by
San Diego State University Press, 2023
ISBN 10: 0916304388
ISBN 13: 9780916304386
Used
Softcover
Seller: Goodwill Books, Hillsboro, OR, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: good. Signs of wear and consistent use. Seller Inventory # GICWV.0916304388.G