One Big Self: Prisoners of Louisiana [Hardcover]

Deborah Luster (Author, Photographer), C. D. Wright (Author)

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Hardcover: 248 pages
Publisher: Twin Palms Publishers; illustrated edition edition (December 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1931885257
ISBN-13: 978-1931885256
Product Dimensions: 30.6 x 29 x 2.4 cm
Shipping Weight: 1.8 Kg

Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,945,485 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, Mar 15 2004

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A beautiful book in every way. Stunning photographs, brilliant poem/essay, exquisite design, important perspective. Ignore irrelevant comparisons. This is a wonderful book few others could match in any century.

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5.0 out of 5 stars One Big Self, Mar 13 2004

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On March 2, 2004, I had the pleasure of meeting Mrs. Luster. I bought the book so she could sign it. Seeing her explain this book to a Louisiana University was amazing. These photographs are breath taking, and I was lucky enough to participate in a demo on how she prints her photographs. Not everyone gets this opportunity, but I think everyone should take a close look at One Big Self: Prisoners of Louisiana.

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5.0 out of 5 stars not just a good book, but a moral statement..., Mar 12 2004

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...about autonomy and (against) our incarceration-drunk nation. The long poem, or sets of poems, is, or are, superb (and closely related to Wright's last book-length poem, Deepstep Come Shining); the prisoners themselves decided how they wished to appear for their photographs, and had an exceptional amount of control over the visual results, making the visual part of the book a moving claim on their behalf, rather than (as often in "documentary" photography) just a descriptive claim "about" them. This is a monument and a triumph.

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