Designer: Natalya Balnova
Photographer: Tom Friedman
title: The Catastrophist
author: Lawrence Douglas
publisher: Other Press
Designer: Natalya Balnova
Photographer: Tom Friedman
title: The Catastrophist
author: Lawrence Douglas
publisher: Other Press
The Catastrophist
— , 2007-01-05 07:18:00 -0500
The photo’s been flipped upside down so it looks like he’s face up on the ceiling, but he’s on the floor. I remember Pavel Kohout’s “White Book” where a man could walk upside on the ceiling; this reminds me of it. A striking cover, indeed.
— , 2007-01-06 03:17:00 -0500
yeah Tom Friedman is awesome.
The photo is almost as clever as this Shigeo Fukuda’s exhibition poster from ‘85.
— Ben Pieratt , 2007-01-06 11:10:00 -0500
I think he’s having an out of body experience.
— Chuck S. , 2007-01-06 20:36:00 -0500
Its Natalya BALNOVA with and A not an O! check it:
http://natabalnova.com/
— vahakn , 2007-01-08 04:29:00 -0500
best cover of the year
— , 2007-01-08 06:23:00 -0500
I need to work on my handwriting..
— Ben Pieratt , 2007-01-08 07:50:00 -0500
Natalya is wonderful. She’s done some great covers for Other Press, including the cover for my forthcoming novel, THE INTERLOPER. (So I’m biased. But still, the minute Other Press had the book I was looking forward to working with her.)
— Antoine Wilson , 2007-01-08 10:18:00 -0500
I just love looking at it. So simple yet so mesmermizing.
— renee , 2007-01-08 11:14:00 -0500
intreeging
— , 2007-01-09 01:34:00 -0500
Such a tremendous feeling of no gravity and open space..
— , 2007-01-09 21:15:00 -0500
You sure you didn’t scan it feet up?
— Priit , 2007-01-14 21:10:00 -0500
Great photo. Great type. Red. Black. White. Great stuff.
— , 2007-01-17 08:41:00 -0500
This is a knockout. Fantastic cover.
— , 2007-01-24 08:52:00 -0500
Hmmm… upon first glance it’s alluring and smart. But then I figure it out a few seconds later and suddenly I see something shinny off in the distance and I forget about this cover.
— C-Dog , 2007-02-08 18:32:00 -0500
c-dog thinks he’s being cute!
— d-nut , 2007-02-09 03:46:00 -0500
“Thinks”.......... no, it’s “knows.”
— son of C-Dog , 2007-02-10 21:39:00 -0500
great!
— , 2007-02-14 02:52:00 -0500
c-dog is an a-hole
— joey big boots , 2007-02-16 07:41:00 -0500
C-Dog is honest.
— C-Dog , 2007-02-19 02:21:00 -0500
C-Dog is honest.
— C-Dog , 2007-02-19 02:21:00 -0500
huh?
— C-Dog , 2007-02-19 02:22:00 -0500
I may be an A-hole, but I don’t BS.
— C-Dog 2 , 2007-02-19 02:23:00 -0500
fabulous! I love it!
— Andressa Peres , 2007-03-15 14:22:00 -0400
Great! Human expression! Very good!
— Amanda , 2007-03-15 14:28:00 -0400
I wish there was more attention to editing. why didnt he get rid of the baseboard going up the wall in the picture?
— , 2007-04-09 06:33:00 -0400
i love how this book cover page turned into comment wars…. and c-dog IS a fag
— , 2007-05-22 03:28:00 -0400
this is a beautiful cover – simple & dramatic.
— , 2007-06-19 06:59:00 -0400
What?...is he humping the ceiling?
— , 2007-08-06 11:18:00 -0400
very intersting
we knew at Buenos Aires Argentina I am from Mendoza
I give you a litlle draw the titlle is flechaman flecha means arrow
regards
Ramiro Quesada
— , 2008-11-13 02:42:00 -0500
EPIC!!!!
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