A desert nomad struggles at the close of the ancient world to inscribe himself into life, and centuries later a Renaissance artist attempts to overcome his lowly origins by painting nobility. Throughout Steve Tomasula's visually arresting fiction, human beings seek to become both what they are and are not through visual representation. An early twentieth-century psychoanalyst in search of a cure for sexual neurosis discovers the image of his own desire in a female client, and an accidental community of twenty-first century devotees of the image connects the pixels to make their group portrait come into focus. Across a canvas that spans centuries, several narrators look through the lens of their own time and portray objects of desire in paint, dreams, photography, electronic data, and genetic code. Together the images comprise a collage of styles, habits of mind, and ways of speaking which tell the story of people trying to understand the world and their place in it. "The Book of Portraiture" is a novel about the irrepressible impulse to picture ourselves, and about how, through this picturing, we continually re- create what it means to be human. "Tomasula's five interlocking chapters cross continents and centuries and aesthetic sensibilities to build to a dazzling and dizzying whole. "The Book of Portraiture" is one of those rare books that manage to be at once emotionally and theoretically satisfying."--Brian Evenson "Once again, Steve Tomasula has fabricated an incisive and sly commentary on art's way of being in the world, and the manner in which it intersects, and conflicts, with our perceptions. Virtuosic in its execution, and sublime in its discernment, "The Book of Portraiture"is an able continuation of Tomasula's ongoing project to redraw the boundaries of contemporary fiction."--Christopher Sorrentino "Think of Swift, Groddeck, Lautreamont, and George Carlin conversing together in a large wastebin--up to their chins in 21st century sweepings--and you will begin to have an idea of Tomasula's very funny, very smart and downright scary epic vision."- -Rikki Ducornet
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这本书的封面设计本身就足够吸引人。那种深邃的蓝色调,搭配着金色镂空的浮雕字体,散发出一种古典而又神秘的气息,仿佛在诉说着一本承载了古老智慧的书籍。我拿到手的时候,就能感觉到它沉甸甸的分量,纸张的质感也很好,泛着淡淡的米黄色,触感温润,非常适合用来翻阅,读起来一点都不会觉得累。包装也非常仔细,书页边缘都做了妥帖的保护,看得出出版方对这本书的重视。我特别喜欢它内页的排版,文字清晰,留白也恰到好处,不会让人觉得拥挤。每次翻开,都能感受到一种宁静而专注的氛围,让人忍不住沉浸其中。我到现在还没来得及仔细阅读,但光是看目录和前言,就让我充满了期待。那些精美的插图(即便我还没细看具体内容)已经勾勒出了一个充满艺术感的整体基调,让我相信这本书的内涵定然与它的外观一样令人惊艳。我非常好奇它会如何带领我走进一个怎样的绘画世界。
评分这本书的纸张,我必须说,实在是太舒服了。不是那种光滑得会反光,让你觉得塑料感十足的纸,而是带有一定纹理的,摸上去能感觉到纤维的粗粝,却又非常细腻,非常“厚实”。翻阅的时候,几乎听不到沙沙的声响,只有一种沉静的“沙”——那种书页与指尖接触的细微摩擦声,反而增添了一种阅读的仪式感。封面也很有设计感,我喜欢它整体的简洁,但又在细节处藏着惊喜,比如那个泛着哑光效果的烫金字,在不同光线下会呈现出微妙的光泽,一点也不张扬,却又足够精致。我拿在手里,感觉就像在捧着一件艺术品,而不是一个简单的商品。虽然我还没有深入研究书中的内容,但光是这种触感和视觉上的体验,就足以让我对它的品质有了极高的评价。我觉得,对于一本承载知识和艺术的书来说,这样的装帧和用料,是一种必要的尊重,也是对读者的一种承诺。
评分收到这本书的时候,我的第一反应是惊喜。我一直对这类书籍的装帧设计比较挑剔,但这本书完全超出了我的预期。首先,它的封面材质就很有讲究,不是那种光滑的硬纸板,而是带有一点点磨砂质感的,摸上去非常舒服,而且不易留下指纹。书名“The Book of Portraiture”的字体设计,我个人觉得非常到位,既有艺术感,又不会显得过于花哨,恰到好处地传达了书籍的主题。翻开第一页,一股淡淡的油墨香扑鼻而来,这让我回忆起很多年前阅读经典书籍时的感觉,那种纯粹的纸质阅读体验,是电子书无法比拟的。书页的纸张厚实,颜色偏暖,光线好的时候,阅读起来非常柔和,不会有刺眼的感觉。我还没有来得及深入研究书中的具体内容,但仅仅是这种初见的触感和视觉上的呈现,就足以让我对其充满好感,并期待接下来的阅读体验。
评分这本书的触感真的太棒了!我拿到它的时候,就被它封面那种细腻的纹理所吸引,不是那种廉价的塑料感,而是一种带着自然气息的质感,好像是经过精心打磨的木头,又像是高级的亚麻布。书名“The Book of Portraiture”的字体,设计得非常考究,不张扬,却透露出一种沉稳和力量。书页的纸张,也是我非常看重的一点。它不是那种死白,而是带着淡淡的暖黄色,这种颜色在我的书房灯光下,显得格外柔和,让人一看就心生宁静。而且,纸张的厚度也正合适,既不会觉得单薄,也不会过于厚重,翻阅的时候,声音也很轻柔,带来一种沉浸式的阅读体验。我甚至能感觉到纸张纤维的细微纹理,这是一种非常细腻的质感,让我在触摸它的过程中,就已经感受到了一种艺术的美感。这本书的整体外观,已经让我对它充满了期待,迫不及待地想要深入其中去探索。
评分这本书带给我的第一印象,是一种沉静的,甚至有些复古的质感。我尤其注意到它的封面上,那种略带做旧的纹理,以及字体边缘的细微毛边,仿佛它经历过岁月的沉淀,拥有了故事。它的厚度适中,拿在手里既有分量感,又不会过于笨重,方便携带和长时间阅读。我喜欢书页的颜色,不是纯白,而是那种柔和的米白,这样的颜色在灯光下会显得更加温暖,长时间阅读眼睛也不容易疲劳。而且,纸张的厚度也恰到好处,用荧光笔做标记的时候,也不会轻易洇染到下一页,这点对于做笔记的读者来说,无疑是一大福音。我还没有深入阅读,但光是触摸这本书,就已经让我感受到了一种宁静的愉悦,仿佛即将踏入一个充满智慧和美学的空间。它让我产生了一种想要立刻坐下来,泡一杯茶,静静翻阅的冲动。
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