Author

Contributions

  • Ben Jelloun, Tahar, 1944- - Contributor

Publication

2002 - H.N. Abrams, New York, N.Y, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

29,750 words, Guess

Page Count

119 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100810905582
  • ISBN-139780810905580
  • Goodreads1929145
  • Library of Congress Control Number2001133134
  • OCLC Control Number50131986
and 3 more

Classifications

  • DDC945.092/6/0222
  • LCCDG451 .B34513 2002
  • LCCDG451.B34513 2002

Description

"In the early 1960s, internationally acclaimed photographer Bruno Barbey crisscrossed Italy from north to south attempting to capture the spirit of the nation. Unpublished until now, these images appear here "as if from a long sleep," imbued with the mythology of the place. The Italians is a collection of Barbey's modern commedia dell'arte of beggars, priests, nuns, carabinieri, prostitutes, and mafiosi - archetypal figures whose exotic charms helped to make the films of Pasolini, Visconti, and Fellini so popular. The photographs are joined with the subtle pen of novelist and essayist Tahar Ben Jelloun to reveal the essence of Italy - a country where, as Barbey writes in his introduction, one still "believes in miracles.""--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Topics

ItaliansPhotojournalismPictorial worksSocial conditionsArtistic PhotographyPhotography, ArtisticSocial life and customs

Places

Genres

  • Pictorial works

Other Editions

  • The ItaliansH.N. Abrams2002-01-01

Reader Reviews

No reviews yet for this book.

Be the first to share your thoughts!