The clothing of books is an essay by jhumpa lahiri in which she voices out her frustration as a writer because she is often rendered helpless when it comes to choosing her book covers she advocates for an uninterrupted reader and writer relationship which gets hampered when the book cover becomes the readers first connection and interpretation of the book. The clothing of books was a delightful essay by one of my favorite contemporary authors jhumpa lahiri as she explores the meaning of book covers quite a few years ago when we were in the process of renovating our home i remember being horrified at the suggestion of an interior designer that i should remove all of the covers from the books in my library. About the clothing of books how do you clothe a book in this deeply personal reflection pulitzer prize winning author jhumpa lahiri explores the art of the book jacket from the perspectives of both reader and writer probing the complex relationships between text and image author and designer and art and commerce lahiri delves into the . The clothing of books isbn13 9780525432753 edition format paperback number of pages 74 pages book language english ebook format pdf epub press the button start search and wait a little while using file sharing servers api our site will find the e book file in various formats such as pdf epub and other please do not reload the page . The clothing of books is an essay by jhumpa lahiri in which she voices out her frustration as a writer because she is often rendered helpless when it comes to choosing her book covers she advocates for an uninterrupted reader and writer relationship which gets hampered when the book cover becomes the readers first connection and interpretation of the book