Kitarubeki Kotoba no Tameni / For a Language to Come
- Tokyo: Fudosha, 1970
Tokyo: Fudosha, 1970. Former owner's contemporary stamp, with an annotation and some underlining to the Kanji on the last three pages of text; still a fresh, near fine copy in wrappers in an almost near fine jacket, rubbed a bit along the edges, and housed in a very good example of the distinctive bullet slipcase, a bit darkened at the edges, with a faint red ink stamp over the printed label. Despite the defects, a pleasing copy of this Provoke title, always rare in the west, and not easily obtainable in Japan.. First Edition. Quarto. Nakahira was one of the founders of the Provoke movement of Japanese photography and literature. His blurred, distorted, dark, and depressing pictures capture the reality of a postindustrial Japan hurtling out of control. The use of bleeds and double page spreads adds a cinematic freneticism to the work. (Parr / Badger, v1, 292-293; Auer 524).
Details
Title
Kitarubeki Kotoba no Tameni / For a Language to Come
Author
NAKAHIRA, Takuma
Condition
Fine
Publisher
Tokyo: Fudosha
Date
1970