A Seventh Man [Paperback]

John Berger (Author), Jean Mohr (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 6, 1989

An account, through the photographs of Jean Mohr and the text of John Berger, of the gastarbeiter in Western Europe. This publication ties in the BBC's televising of a four part series, "Another Way of Telling: Views of Photography". The two have collaborated before on "A Fortunate Man".

Editorial Reviews

Review

“I admire and love John Berger’s books. He writes about what is important, not just interesting—in contemporary English letters, he seems to be peerless; not since Lawrence has there been a writer who offers such attentiveness to the sensual world with responsiveness to the imperatives of conscience. He is a wonderful artist and thinker.” (Susan Sontag ) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Storyteller, novelist, essayist, screenwriter, dramatist and critic, John Berger is one of the most internationally influential writers of the last fifty years. His many books include Ways of Seeing, the fiction trilogy Into Their Labours, Here Is Where We Meet, the Booker Prize-winning novel G, Hold Everything Dear, the Man Booker–longlisted From A to X, and A Seventh Man.

Jean Mohr’s longstanding collaboration with John Berger has produced five books, including A Seventh Man and A Fortunate Man. Among his other works are After the Last Sky (with Edward Said) and Side by Side or Face to Face. He lives in Geneva, Switzerland. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Penguin Books / Granta (July 6, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140140123
• ISBN-13: 978-0140140125
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,800,211 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

John Berger was born in London in 1926. He is well known for his novels and stories as well as for his works of nonfiction, including several volumes of art criticism. His first novel, A Painter of Our Time, was published in 1958, and since then his books have included the novel G., which won the Booker Prize in 1972. In 1962 he left Britain permanently, and he lives in a small village in the French Alps.