Mr Rouse Builds His House - Hardcover

Themerson, Stefan; Wright, Barbara

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 184976154X ISBN 13: 9781849761543

Verlag: Tate Publishing, 2014

Inhaltsangabe

This tiny book, originally published in 1950, tells the story of Mr. Rouse, who has decided to build himself a house. Inevitably, the process is much longer and more detailed than Mr. Rouse initially envisions: "Mr. Builder, I'm not a bird, you know; how could I live in a house made of leaves?"
This quirky tale from 1950 takes readers through the process of choosing building types and making all kinds of decisions. In a wonderful blend of absurd poetry and pragmatism, Mr. Rouse contends with building materials, transportation, lighting, and plumbing, encountering quarreling stairs and dapper gutters on his way.

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Stefan and Franciszka Themerson were Polish avant-garde artists and filmmakers who in the 1940s fled to London, where they worked on a huge range of creative projects. In 1948, they founded the influential Gaberbocchus Press, publishers of Kurt Schwitters, Jankel Adler, and Alfred Jarry, among others. Barbara Wright was a translator and art writer who worked closely with the Themersons and also translated key works of 20th-century French literature into English, including Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Tate Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 184976154X
• ISBN 13: 9781849761543
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Zeichner: Themerson Franciszka
• Anzahl der Seiten: 148
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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