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Design Category
Book design, 2001
Design firm
Chin-Yee Lai Design (Forest Hills, New York)
Collection
(2002) 50 Books/50 Covers of 2001
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Since a book cover usually conveys the theme of the book, when I began the jacket for Inventions of Farewell, I was confronted by the challenge of finding an image that conveys the concept of death. From several photographs, I chose an image of a single white tulip because I was struck by its lonely serenity, as well as its unyielding and silent strength.