Pearson, Michael.

Imagined Places – Journeys Into Literary America. With photographs by John Lawrence and Joel Mednick.

Jackson (Mississippi), London, University of Mississippi, 1991. 16 cm x 23.5 cm. XIX, 323 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Front cover of dustjacket: detail from ‘Breaks the Blank Day’, a painting by Lynn Green Root. Author photo by Bob Firek. Very fine condition with only minor signs of external wear.

A literary travelogue encompassing the literal landscapes guided by the mythical pictures provided by six great authors: Robert Frost / William Faulkner / Flannery O’Connor / Ernest Hemingway / John Steinbeck and Mark Twain.

Michael Pearson was accompanied on his journey by photographers John Lawrence and Michael Mednick who provided evocative black-and-white images detailing elements in each author’s world tying the imaginary landscapes to a tangible earth.

• Keywords: American Literature · Black-and-White Photography · Catalogue No.10 – International Literature · Catalogue Ten – International Literature · English · English Literature · Essays · Faulkner, William · Frost, Robert · Hemingway, Ernest · Inanna Modern – Photography Books · Landscape Photography · Literary autobiographies · Literature · O’Connor, Flannery · Photography · Steinbeck, John · Topography · Travel · Travelogue · Twain, Mark
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9780878055265
• Inventory Number: 200075AB

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