Exquisite Corpse ++++ A SUPERB SIGNED UK FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING HARDBACK ++++

Maryam Diener

ISBN 10: 1527292304 / ISBN 13: 9781527292307

Published by Peter Jacobs, 2021

About this Item

A fine UK first edition, first printing hardback in a fine dustjacket fitted with a protective and removable mylar sleeve - My books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR - Pictures of the book are available upon request.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Exquisite Corpse ++++ A SUPERB SIGNED UK FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING HARDBACK ++++
• Publisher: Peter Jacobs
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1527292304
• ISBN 13: 9781527292307
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

In Exquisite Corpse, Maryam Diener transports us to the wildly creative world of the female Surrealists, gifted and powerful figures often marginalised by their male contemporaries. Known for seeing women as muses and objects of desire rather than artists in their own right, André Breton, co-founder of Surrealism, wrote: 'The problem of woman is the most marvellous and disturbing problem in all the world.' For him and his clique women were dangerous and alluring, but always 'other'.

In a series of dreamlike fragments from the minds of five brilliant artists, Maryam weaves together the destinies of these half-forgotten pioneers as their lives intersect geographically and emotionally. This is the story of women who fought to prove their existence.

Maryam Diener was born in Iran and attended the Sorbonne in Paris before receiving her Masters from Columbia University. She is the author of The Moon (1998), Sans Te Dire Adieu (2007) and Beyond Black There is No Colour: The Story of Forough Farrokhzad (Quartet Books, 2020). In 2012 she co-founded Éditions Moon Rainbow, a publishing company specialising in limited-edition books on poetry and the visual arts including There Must Be Someone to Rewrite Love, which features contributions from Bei Dao and Francesco.