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OverviewCharlotte Cory's ""Visitors"" are truly creatures of fantasy and fascination - each so delicately posed that we think ""can that be real?"" A noble tiger in full military regalia, a dejected donkey slumped in a chair in a sparse studio setting, and a haughty kangaroo holding a cricket bat and gazing out at us dismissively. What kind of extraordinary creatures are these? Cory's images rework cartes de visite, the photographic visiting cards that were a Victorian craze. Many millions were produced and are now so commonly discarded in junk shops that they are almost worthless.Can there be anything more poignant than a person got up in their best bib and tucker, preserved for a posterity that is no longer interested? Yet there is something assuredly sadder than discarded photographs of forgotten faces and family pets: all those stuffed animals in museums, shot long ago not on glass plates but with guns, their very bodies preserved for posterity to gawk at. Where did this moth-eaten lion sniff his last antelope? How many of us have stood with our noses pressed to the glass eyeing these captured creatures? ""The Visitors"" is a remarkable book that draws us into an imagined world of immense power and originality. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Charlotte CoryPublisher: Dewi Lewis Publishing Imprint: Dewi Lewis Publishing Dimensions: Width: 14.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.343kg ISBN: 9781904587507ISBN 10: 190458750 Pages: 96 Publication Date: 04 October 2007 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationIn addition to her photographic work Charlotte Cory is an established novelist and writes regularly for BBC Radio. She has published three novels with Faber & Faber; her next historical novel will be published by Harper Collins. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |