Beaufort West

Name: Beaufort West
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ISBN: 9781905712113

ISBN-10: 1905712111

ISBN-13: 9781905712113

Edition: 2008

Authors: Mikhael Subotzky, Jonny Steinberg

List price: $75.00

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At the halfway point along South Africa's great highway-the N1, running from Cape Town to Johannesburg-lies the small town of Beaufort West. With a prison in the middle of town on an island in the highway, it's a surreal road stop that offers everything a traveler might want: food, gas, a place to stay, an hour of sex. Its vivid characters and poignant social landscapes are the subject of Mikhael Subotzky's first photobook. Exquisitely designed and produced on a large portfolio scale, Beaufort West features thirty-six plates and an introduction by leading South African writer Jonny Steinberg. The book is both an important social document and the visual manifesto of the best of the new wave…

Book details

List price: $75.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Chris Boot
Publication date: 6/30/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 80
Size: 14.00" wide x 11.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 2.332
Language: English

Jonny Steinberg was born in South Africa. He is the author of several critically acclaimed books, including Midlands and The Number, which both won the Sunday Times Alan Paton Prize (South Africa's premier non-fiction literary award). He is currently a lecturer in African Studies and Criminology at the University of Oxford.