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Design Category
Book design, 2001
Design firm
Vintage Books (New York, New York)
Collection
(2002) 50 Books/50 Covers of 2001
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I liked the idea that Abyssinian Chronicles is a grand book in terms of location, timescale (and spine width) and the variety of serious subjects like poverty, war and AIDS, yet derives from the viewpoint of a young Ugandan boy.
In the same way, the cover is meant to convey the scale of the book’s reach, without losing sight of its basis in individual characters.