Feminism

Ways of Seeing

Book 1972

Art, Books, Essays, Feminism, Painting, UK

Ways of Seeing, essay by John Berger, first edition in 1972, based on the BBC television series with John Berger, made by John Berger, Sven Blomberg, Chris Fox, Michael Dibb and Richard Hollis.
This book has been translated in 38 languages.
“The relation between what we see and what we know is never settled” — so opens John Berger’s revolutionary million-copy bestseller on how to look at artJohn B…
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G

Book 1972

Books, Feminism, Novels

G, novel by John Berger, first edition in 1972. For this novel, John Berger won both the James Tait Black prize and the Booker Prize.
In this luminous novel about a modern Don Juan, John Berger relates the story of G., a young man forging an energetic sexual career in Europe during the early years of the last century as Europe teeters on the brink of war. With profound compassion, Berger explores the hearts and m…
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Isabelle: A Story in Shorts

Book 1998

Books, Collaborations, Colonialism, Feminism, Nella Bielski, Theater

Isabelle: A Story in Shorts, play by Nella Bielski and John Berger, first edition in 1998.
John Berger and Nella Bielski’s powerful story in shots brilliantly recreates the life of Isabelle Eberhardt, a young European woman who travelled throughout North Africa disguised as a man.
In 1897, Isabelle, aged twenty, left Geneva for Kenadsa, at the Moroccan frontier. Gripped by spiritual restlessness and a desire…
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Leyla Josephine: Spoken Word Poetry

Oct 11 2024

Leyla Josphine published a book of poetry In Public / In Private (Burning Eye Books, 2022, sold out) including the poem “Dear John Berger” where she speaks to John Berger especially about what he wrote in Ways Of Seeing (1972). She won a poem performance award reading this poem, Forward Prize for the Best Single Poem – Performed 2024.
More info on her book
2023 Leyla Josephine DEAR JOHN BERGER © I…
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