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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Four Walls Eight Windows
Publication date
April 1, 1990
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780944142332
ISBN-10
0944142338
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$10.95
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: In the Mithila region of north Bihar there is an old tradition of painting the walls of the nuptial chamber. The paintings are an assemblage of symbolic images of the lotus plant, the bamboo grove, fishes, birds and snakes in union, and represent fertility and the proliferation of life. According to conventional ritual practice, the bride and the groom spend three nights in this chamber without cohabiting, and on the fourth, amidst the paintings, consummate the marriage. Ganga Devi, both as a person and as an artist, was rooted in the tradition of Mithila painting. While the tradition was deeply ingrained in her and was a source of inspiration in her work, and of courage in her tormented personal life, she was one of the few Mithila artists to respond spontaneously and sensitively to the new possibilities offered by the availability of paper in the region. The creative expression of rural and tribal artists has always been seen by most art historians as a product of ethnic collectivity whose authenticity lies in the remoteness of time and space. This study is the first of its kind, tracing the growth of a rural artist's work from her early paintings to her venturing out into narrative and autobiographical work, and the invention of a new pictorial vocabulary.
Editions
Hardcover
With Daniel Simon (other contributor), William J. Savage (other contributor) |
50 anv edition from Seven Stories Pr (November 1, 1999); titled "The Man With the Golden Arm"
9781583220078 | details & prices | 6.75 × 9.50 × 1.50 in. | 1.75 lbs | List price $35.00
About: Critical essays accompany the story of gambler Frankie Machine as he struggles to stay alive amid the corruption and drug addiction of Chicago's slums and underworld.
About: Critical essays accompany the story of gambler Frankie Machine as he struggles to stay alive amid the corruption and drug addiction of Chicago's slums and underworld.
Paperback
50 anv edition from Seven Stories Pr (November 1, 1999); titled "The Man With the Golden Arm"
9781583220085 | details & prices | 454 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.25 in. | 1.35 lbs | List price $18.95
About: Critical essays accompany the story of gambler Frankie Machine as he struggles to stay alive amid the corruption and drug addiction of Chicago's slums and underworld.
About: Critical essays accompany the story of gambler Frankie Machine as he struggles to stay alive amid the corruption and drug addiction of Chicago's slums and underworld.
Reprint edition from Seven Stories Pr (January 1, 1997); titled "The Man With the Golden Arm"
9781888363180 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $14.95
from Four Walls Eight Windows (April 1, 1990)
9780941423380 | details & prices | List price $10.95
The price comparison is for this edition
from Four Walls Eight Windows (April 1, 1990)
9780944142332 | details & prices | List price $10.95
About: In the Mithila region of north Bihar there is an old tradition of painting the walls of the nuptial chamber.
About: In the Mithila region of north Bihar there is an old tradition of painting the walls of the nuptial chamber.
Reissue edition from Viking Pr (April 1, 1984); titled "The Man With the Golden Arm"
9780140045239 | details & prices | 365 pages | List price $5.95
About: Gambler Frankie Machine struggles to stay alive amid the corruption and drug addiction of Chicago's slums and underworld
About: Gambler Frankie Machine struggles to stay alive amid the corruption and drug addiction of Chicago's slums and underworld
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