Open All Night [Hardcover]

William Vollmann (Author), Ken Miller (Photographer)

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

William T. Vollmann is the author of eight novels, three collections of stories, a memoir, and Rising Up and Rising Down, which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in nonfiction. Vollman's writing has been published in The New Yorker, Harper's, The Paris Review, Esquire, Conjunctions, Granta, and many other magazines. He lives in California.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Overlook Hardcover; 1st edition (October 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879515716
• ISBN-13: 978-0879515713
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,180,511 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bold. Un-quaint. Superb., July 10, 2001

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George Metesky (Ougoudougou, Burkina Faso) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Open All Night (Hardcover)

Miller knows his subjects (the people) and his subject (their desperation) with a clarity and fearlessness that most people would prefer to avoid. Viewing his photographs are no easier a task than living wholly and honestly. Skinheads, speedfreaks, Tenderloin whores, friends and neighbors. Lucid, terrifying, and ultimately beautiful photographs from a man of the same qualities.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!, January 6, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Open All Night (Hardcover)

The black and white photographs in this volume are strikingly beautiful, achingly poignant, and gritty at the same time. Unflinching, honest portraits of the darker side...

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bold. Un-quaint. Superb., July 10, 2001

By 

George Metesky (Ougoudougou, Burkina Faso) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Open All Night (Hardcover)

Miller knows his subjects (the people) and his subject (their desperation) with a clarity and fearlessness that most people would prefer to avoid. Viewing his photographs are no easier a task than living wholly and honestly. Skinheads, speedfreaks, friends and neighbors. Lucid, terrifying, and ultimately beautiful photographs from a man of the same qualities.