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Design Category
Book design, 2002
Design firm
Alfred A. Knopf Publishers (New York, New York)
Collection
(2003) 50 Books/50 Covers of 2002

Description

Set during Mao’s China, in a lush and remote village, this tale communicates the awesome power of literature and how it can free people to explore places that they never knew existed. This jacket is an attempt to reflect the mood.

Credits
Art director: Carol Devine Carson
Production artist: Geoff Martin
Trim size: 7 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches
Typefaces: Bell Gothic, Escrita
Paper: Baffy-Ville
Jacket designer: Gabriele Wilson
Jacket printer: Coral Graphics
Author: Dai Sijie
Editor: George Andreou
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Publishers