Portrait with Keys: The City of Johannesburg Unlocked
| Author | : Ivan Vladislavic |
| Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
| Total Pages | : 209 |
| Release | : 2009-06 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780393335408 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0393335402 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Portrait with Keys: The City of Johannesburg Unlocked by : Ivan Vladislavic
Download or read book Portrait with Keys: The City of Johannesburg Unlocked written by Ivan Vladislavic and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lyrical series of portrait-style observations considers the city's dynamic, day-to-day transformations through descriptions of such subjects as the use of manholes as cupboards by the homeless, a public statue that is slowly dismantled for scrap, and the ways in which the post-apartheid period has prompted a growth in local security efforts. Original.
