The Misfit of the Family
Duke University Press, Durham, North Carolina, 2003
Description
This work of literary criticism examines the novels of Honoré de Balzac, paying particular attention to characters that defy social, sexual, and familial norms as they navigate the uncertain social landscape of post-Revolutionary France. I rejected the idea of using period artwork in favor of creating a collage that would act as a metaphor for the title—which I felt was uncommonly rich—as well as convey some sense of the intimacy and disquiet that it suggests.
Juror Notes
“Subtle and beautiful; very clever at the second look.” Isabel Warren-Lynch
Collections:
50 Books | 50 Covers of 2003
Discipline:
Book design
Format:
Book cover
Credits
- Design firm
- Duke University Press
- Jacket designer
- Rebecca Giménez
- Illustrator
- Rebecca Giménez
- Production coordinator
- Deborah Wong
- Author
- Michael Lucey
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Trim size
- 5.75 x 9.25”
- Quantity printed
- 1,000
- Typeface
- Carter & Cone Galliard
- Jacket printer
- John P. Pow Company
- Papers
- International Paper Caroline 10 pt. coated 1 side, matte polypropylene lamination
- Book type
- Literature and nonfiction
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