Sheldon Harnick

Koi

A Modern Folk Tale
Fotograf: Gray Harnick, Margery; Harnick, Matt

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Koi are unusually beautiful creatures. Perhaps because of their unusual beauty, koihave inspired a variety of legends. The recurrent theme in these legends is that koi,because of their endurance and perseverance, have become symbolic of overcomingadversity and fulfilling one's destiny. In one of the more celebrated versions of thislegend, koi are rewarded for their endurance and perseverance by being transformed into dragon fish. In their book KOI , Margery and Sheldon Harnick have created their own version ofthis legend in photographs and verses. In their version, koi are rewarded for a reason other than endurance and perseverance. Though the years, the gods havenoted how much pleasure men and women have derived simply from observing the prismatic beauty of the koi. For this gift to mankind, the gods decided to transformthe most beautiful koi into majestic and powerful dragons. Margery Harnick's photographs not only show this transformation taking place butalso capture the remarkable beauty of these creatures in ways that most people havenever seen. (Additional photographs by Matt Harnick portray the gods and the dragons.)And since koi are Asian in origin, Sheldon Harnick has chosen to deliver the narrativein the form of haiku verses. The union of photographs and verses makes a charmingand artistically satisfying combination.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Republic Book Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 52
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 259mm x 251mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 635g
• ISBN-13: 9780825308413
• ISBN-10: 0825308410
• Artikelnr.: 47217033

Autorenporträt

Sheldon Harnick is a poet and lyricist best known for his collaborations on hit musicals like Fiddler on the Roof, She Loves Me, and Fiorello!. Mr. Harnick has won three Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize in Drama.