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The Myth of Wu Tao-tzu
Sven Lindqvist
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Description for The Myth of Wu Tao-tzu
Paperback. The long overdue first UK publication of one of Sven Lindqvist's best-loved books - and the one for which he is most famous in his home country - an exquisitely written meditation on the author's relationship with art. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 145 x 9. Weight in Grams: 128.
'During the Tang dynasty, the Chinese artist Wu Tao-tzu was one day standing looking at a mural he had just completed. Suddenly, he clapped his hands and the temple gate opened. He went into his work and the gates closed behind him.' Thus begins Sven Lindqvist's profound meditation on art and its relationship with life, first published in 1967, and a classic in his home country - it has never been out of print. As a young man, Sven Lindqvist was fascinated by the myth of Wu Tao-tzu, and by the possibility of entering a work ... Read more
'During the Tang dynasty, the Chinese artist Wu Tao-tzu was one day standing looking at a mural he had just completed. Suddenly, he clapped his hands and the temple gate opened. He went into his work and the gates closed behind him.' Thus begins Sven Lindqvist's profound meditation on art and its relationship with life, first published in 1967, and a classic in his home country - it has never been out of print. As a young man, Sven Lindqvist was fascinated by the myth of Wu Tao-tzu, and by the possibility of entering a work ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847085221
SKU
V9781847085221
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Ref
99-98
About Sven Lindqvist
SVEN LINQVIST was born in Stockholm in 1932. He has published essays, aphorisms, autobiography, documentary prose, travel and reportage, including: Bench Press, Desert Divers, Exterminate All the Brutes, A History of Bombing and Terra Nullius, all available from Granta Books. Lindqvist lives in Stockholm.
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