The Book of Imprudent Flora

Author(s): Claudio Romo (Artist)

Art

With stunning illustrations throughout, the book is written as a travel diary by Lazaro de Sahagun, eminent naturalist and explorer and concerns his voyage to a mysterious isle and subsequent cataloguing of the astonishing life forms, each with a unique history and mode of existence. Perhaps, as Lazaro muses, if the earth is a living organism as he believes, places like this island are necessary for the planet to safeguard these marvellous species from 'future periods of global decadence.'

Claudio Romo is a revelation. Simply the most exciting discovery to come out of Chile since Roberto Bolaño, Alejandro Zambra or Lina Meruane. Though one finds hints of Italo Calvino and a nod to Jules Verne, he deftly combines the narrative arts of literature and illustration to create a form all his own, part graphic novel, part imaginary bestiary.  The Book of Imprudent Flora is a codex for the new millennium, full of the wonder of discovery and the sorrow of loss.



 





Product Information

General Fields

  • : 9781584236948
  • : Gingko Press, Incorporated
  • : Gingko Press, Inc
  • : December 2017
  • : ---length:- '23'width:- '23'units:- Centimeters
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Claudio Romo (Artist)
  • : Hardback
  • : English
  • : 741.983
  • : 64