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Design Category
Book design, 2003
Design firm
Alfred A. Knopf Publishers (New York, New York)
Collection
(2004) 50 Books/50 Covers of 2003
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This is a short, fierce story about a modern-day Madame Bovary. Oote Boe, a fantastic photographer with a knack for making everyday objects remarkable, took this beautiful photograph. When paired with the title, the match suddenly becomes a woman, and in the case of Margaret Sartoris, a woman who quite literally burns out by the end of the novel.
“Simple, clean, elegant. What is this about, I want to know. A great job of captivating the reader without giving away anything.” Archie Ferguson