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Where you are : a book of maps that will leave you feeling completely lost / introduction by Will Gompertz ; edited by Visual Editions.

Gompertz, Will, 1965- (writer of introduction.). Simpson, John, Nature's valley. (Added Author). Aridjis, Chloe, Map of a lost soul. (Added Author). Ólafur Elíasson, 1967- Subtle news. (Added Author). Azam Zanganeh, Lila, A map of six impossible things. (Added Author). Wiles, Will, My atlases. (Added Author). De Botton, Alain, On the pleasure of maps. (Added Author). Shapton, Leanne, Tablescapes. (Added Author). Heti, Sheila, 1976- How to be good when you're lost. (Added Author). Mineo, Ted, How to be good when you're lost. (Added Author). Bridle, James, You are here. (Added Author). Turchi, Peter, 1960- Roads not taken. (Added Author). Luiselli, Valeria, 1983- Swings of Harlem. (Added Author). Thirlwell, Adam, 1978- Places I've nearly been to but have not. (Added Author). Lin, Tao, Lunar hamsters of 8G-932. (Added Author). Dyer, Geoff, Boy out of Cheltenham. (Added Author). Dunthorne, Joe, Ghost pots. (Added Author). Wood, Denis, Paper route empire. (Added Author). Visual Editions, (editor of compilation,, issuing body.).

Record details

ISBN: 9780956569240
ISBN: 0956569242
Physical Description: 16 volumes in box : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour) ; box 22 x 13 x 4 cm
Publisher: London : Visual Editions, 2013.
Copyright: ©2013

Content descriptions

General Note:

Title from box.

"16 Writers Artists Thinkers. 16 Personal Maps. Each one exploring the idea of what a map can be"--Bottom of box.

Formatted Contents Note:

Nature's valley / John Simpson -- Map of a lost soul / Chloe Aridjis -- Subtle news / Olafur Eliasson -- A map of six impossible things / Lila Azam Zanganeh -- My atlases / Will Wiles -- On the pleasure of maps / Alain de-Botton -- Tablescapes / Leanne Shapton -- How to be good when you're lost / Sheila Heti + Ted Mineo -- You are here / James Bridle -- Roads not taken / Peter Turchi -- Swings of Harlem / Valeria Luiselli -- Places I've nearly been to but have not / Adam Thirlwell -- The lunar hamsters of 8G-932 / Tao Lin -- The boy out of Cheltenham / Geoff Dyer -- Ghost pots / Joe Dunthorne -- The paper route empire / Denis Wood.