{"product_id":"conversations-with-the-dead-9780714870519","title":"Conversations with the Dead","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA digitally remastered facsimile edition of Danny Lyon's seminal 1971 photobook, highly influential in the history of documentary photography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The idea of conscience has been imbedded more deeply in Mr. Lyon's photographs than in those of all but a few of his contemporaries.\" —\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eConversations with the Dead\u003c\/em\u003e is the purest expression of Lyon's human spirit.\" —\u003cem\u003eCollector Daily\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Lyon's black-and-white photographs of prisoners are so striking... they capture the experience of incarceration in a visceral way.\" —\u003cem\u003eCollector Daily\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"To some, he's idealizing people who really are not good people at all — they're just criminals. But to Danny maybe they're good people who just never had a chance.\" —Larry McMurtry, \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"beautiful, harrowing... a timely reissue\" —\u003cem\u003eVice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eConversations with the Dead\u003c\/em\u003e reminds us that humanity is worth the fight.\" —\u003cem\u003eCrave\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"a classic of insider reportage... Lyon was a pioneer of what might be called immersive photojournalism... over 40 years after its initial publication, the book retains its raw power and its lingering sense of sadness at lives wasted\" —\u003cem\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The resulting images are so vivid that you can practically smell and hear them.\" —\u003cem\u003eBookforum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The access he had is as fascinating as the photos.\" —\u003cem\u003eMother Jones\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A photo essay that is remarkable for its uniqueness.\"—\u003cem\u003eBlack \u0026amp; White Photography\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Masterpiece.\"—\u003cem\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Lyon’s black-and-white photographs of prisoners are so striking... They capture the experience of incarceration in a visceral way.\"—\u003cem\u003ePDN\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A surprisingly emotional picture of life inside.\"—\u003cem\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phaidon Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404097888599,"sku":"9780714870519","price":38.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780714870519.jpg?v=1730485415","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/conversations-with-the-dead-9780714870519","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}