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Exquisite Pain

Calle, Sophie

£250.00

1st Edition
Hardcover

First English edition. Originally published in French a year earlier; translated by Charles Penwarden. Narrow 8vo [20x10cm]. Publisher’s silver-grey boards with blind-stamped design to upper board and red lettering. All edges metallic red. With red book marker. Spine ends a little bumped. Sticker ghost to lower board. Otherwise a fine copy. Tight and apparently unread. No dust jacket as issued. *** Exquisite Pain consists of a 92 day “countdown to unhappiness”, the moment when artist Sophie Calle finds out she’s been dumped by her partner. Each day is represented by a full-page photographic art work. It is followed by the section “after unhappiness” in which Calle comes to terms with the breakup, partly by asking others to share their own stories of relationship breakdowns.

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Book Details

AuthorCalle, Sophie
ISBN500511985
PublisherThames & Hudson Ltd
Publisher Year2004
Book ConditionNear Fine
Jacket ConditionNear Fine
Binding TypeHardcover
Edition1st Edition
LanguageEnglish