A New Biography and a Wave of Reissues Bring John Berger Back Into View
The New York Times reports that fresh editions of the English writer and critic's work, alongside a newly published biography, are renewing attention to the author of "Ways of Seeing."
John Berger, the English writer, art critic and essayist who died in 2017, is having a moment of renewed attention, according to The New York Times. The paper points to a new biography and a run of reissues of his books as evidence that his work continues to find readers decades after it first appeared.
Berger remains best known for "Ways of Seeing," his 1972 study of images and looking that grew out of a BBC television series and became a staple of art criticism. The Times does not specify which other titles are being reissued, who publishes the new editions, or who has written the biography, so no further detail can be given here.
Berger spent much of his later life in France, in the Haute-Savoie, and his fiction and essays — including the Booker Prize-winning novel "G." — drew on his engagement with rural life, migration and visual culture. For readers who keep his books on their shelves, the Times's report suggests new editions may soon be easier to find, though exact publication details are not yet known.
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