Peter Brownâ€™s haunting photographs of the high plains, interspersed with Kent Harufâ€™s narratives of the people who live there.West of Last Chance is a

West of Last Chance

Peter Brownâ€™s haunting photographs of the high plains, interspersed with Kent Harufâ€™s narratives of the people who live there.
West of Last Chance is a unique collaboration between celebrated photographer Peter Brown and award-winning author Kent Haruf. The result is a profound visual/verbal dialogue of short prose pieces and large-format color images that brings to life this sometimes brutal and incredibly beautiful part of the country. Awarded the Dorothea Langeâ€“Paul Taylor Prize by the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University for this project in 2005, the authors write: â€œOur interest in this part of the world is contemporary but also includes its history and a mix of stories that have passed down over the years, stories that resonate with the land in interesting ways.â€ It is an evocative work concerned with â€œmoments that describe the beauty, power, tragedy, and cultural complexity of the place itself: the way the land has been used, the way people have lived on it, and the visual record that has been left behind.â€
Country USA
Brand W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer W. W. Norton & Company
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 140 colour photographs
ReleaseDate 2008-01-17
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780393065725

West of Last Chance