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A book without words, recounting a day in the life of an office worker, told completely in the symbols, icons, and logos of modern life.

Twenty years ago I made Book from the Sky, a book of illegible Chinese characters that no one could read. Now I have created Book from the Ground, a book that anyone can read.
—Xu Bing

Following his classic work Book from the Sky, the Chinese artist Xu Bing presents a new graphic novel—one composed entirely of symbols and icons that are universally understood. Xu Bing spent seven years gathering materials, experimenting, revising, and arranging thousands of pictograms to construct the narrative of Book from the Ground. The result is a readable story without words, an account of twenty-four hours in the life of “Mr. Black,” a typical urban white-collar worker.

Our protagonist's day begins with wake-up calls from a nearby bird and his bedside alarm clock; it continues through t

Book from the Ground from point to point The MIT

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      Publisher: MIT Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 11/6/2018 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780262536226, 978-0262536226
      ISBN10: 0262536226

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A book without words, recounting a day in the life of an office worker, told completely in the symbols, icons, and logos of modern life.

      Twenty years ago I made Book from the Sky, a book of illegible Chinese characters that no one could read. Now I have created Book from the Ground, a book that anyone can read.
      —Xu Bing

      Following his classic work Book from the Sky, the Chinese artist Xu Bing presents a new graphic novel—one composed entirely of symbols and icons that are universally understood. Xu Bing spent seven years gathering materials, experimenting, revising, and arranging thousands of pictograms to construct the narrative of Book from the Ground. The result is a readable story without words, an account of twenty-four hours in the life of “Mr. Black,” a typical urban white-collar worker.

      Our protagonist's day begins with wake-up calls from a nearby bird and his bedside alarm clock; it continues through t

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