{"product_id":"what-we-see-when-we-read-by-peter-mendelsund-9780804171632","title":"What We See When We Read","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA gorgeously unique, fully illustrated exploration into the phenomenology of reading—how we visualise images from reading works of literature, from one of our very best book jacket designers, himself a passionate reader. A VINTAGE ORIGINAL.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA gorgeously unique, fully illustrated exploration into the phenomenology of reading—how we visualise images from reading works of literature, from one of our very best book jacket designers, himself a passionate reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A playful, illustrated treatise on how words give rise to mental images.\"\u003c\/em\u003e - The New York Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat We See When We Read\u003c\/em\u003e examines the process of envisioning literary characters. Did Tolstoy really describe Anna Karenina? Did Melville ever truly tell us what Ishmael looked like? The fragmented images on a page—a graceful ear here, a stray curl, a hat positioned just so—and other clues and signifiers help us to create an image of a character. But our sense that we know a character intimately is actually disconnected from our ability to concretely picture our beloved—or reviled—literary figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this remarkable work of nonfiction, Knopf's Associate Art Director, Peter Mendelsund, combines his profession as an award-winning designer, his first career as a classically trained pianist, and his first love, literature. Considering himself a reader above all, Mendelsund offers one of the most provocative and unusual investigations into how we understand the act of reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46855483687148,"sku":"9780804171632","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/31d5c73ecbf883c6e378096810321173.jpg?v=1759278096","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/what-we-see-when-we-read-by-peter-mendelsund-9780804171632","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}