The Forgotten Village: Life in a Mexican Village
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AlbakiReads Editorial A scripted photographic portrait of medicine and village life
A scripted photographic portrait of medicine and village life
Conceived alongside a film project, The Forgotten Village pairs John Steinbeck’s pre-written narration with 136 photographs selected to accompany it. The book centers on the arrival of modern medicine in a Mexican village, using a script-and-image form rather than a conventional prose-only account. Its interest lies in the relationship between written narrative, documentary photography, and filmmaking: Steinbeck’s text supplied the framework before filming began, while the finished volume arranges photographs in dialogue with that narrative. The edition offers a compact example of an early pen-camera approach to nonfiction storytelling.
Good fit for readers who enjoy
- Readers interested in Steinbeck beyond his novels
- Fans of documentary film history and photo-text books
- Readers exploring depictions of medicine and social change in Mexico
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Modern medicineMexican village lifeDocumentary photographyFilm and literatureSocial change
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Book Overview The novelist who wrote The Grapes of Wrath and the director who produced Crisis and Lights Out in Europe combined their superb talents to...
The novelist who wrote The Grapes of Wrath and the director who produced Crisis and Lights Out in Europe combined their superb talents to tell the story of the coming of modern medicine to the natives of Mexico. There have been several notable examples of this pen-camera method of narration, but The Forgotten Village is unique among them in that Steinbeck wrote the text before a single picture was shot. The book and the movie from which The Forgotten Village was made have a continuity and a dramatic growth not to be found in typical documentary films of the time.
From this wealth of pictures, 136 photographs were selected for their intrinsic beauty and for the graceful harmony with which they accompany Steinbeck's text. This new script-photograph technique of narration conveys its ideas with unexcelled brilliance and immediacy. In the hands of such master storytellers as Steinbeck and Kline, it makes the reader catch his breath.
From this wealth of pictures, 136 photographs were selected for their intrinsic beauty and for the graceful harmony with which they accompany Steinbeck's text. This new script-photograph technique of narration conveys its ideas with unexcelled brilliance and immediacy. In the hands of such master storytellers as Steinbeck and Kline, it makes the reader catch his breath.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 144 | Language: English | Publisher: WRITERS DIGEST | ISBN: 0143117181
FormatPaperback
Pages144
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0143117181
EAN9780143117186
PublisherWRITERS DIGEST
Publication Date2009-07-08
EditionIllustrated
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight0.25 Pounds
Length8.3 Inches
Width5.4 Inches
Height0.5 Inches
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