The In-Between World of Vikram Lall

The In-Between World of Vikram Lall

Peter Mendelsund Design, New York, New York, 2004

Description

This is a novel about the Indian community in Kenya during the Mau Mau rebellion. The narrator is an old man, who, in exile from his native Africa, looks back on his youth and adolescence.

My approach was to try to depict this curious mixture of cultures while simultaneously depicting the different ages of the narrator. Hopefully, when viewed lazily, the three portraits form a composite of a single person.

Collections: 50 Books | 50 Covers of 2004
Repository: Denver Art Museum
Discipline: Book design
Format: Book cover

Credits

Design firm
Peter Mendelsund Design
Art director
Carol Devine Carson
Jacket designer
Peter Mendelsund
Author
M. G. Vassanji
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Trim size
6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches
Pages
375
Typefaces
Baskerville MT Italic, Sackers Italian Script
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