{"product_id":"goyas-last-portrait-a-question-of-geography-paperback","title":"Goya's Last Portrait\/A Question of Geography - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Berger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNella Bielski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo essential plays from Berger and Bielski on art, politics and liberation\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoya's Last Portrait \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Question of Geography\u003c\/i\u003e are the result of collaboration between John Berger and the actress and writer Nella Bielski. Here, collated for the first time as part of the Essential John Berger Series. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoya's Last Portrait, \u003c\/i\u003e is a study of the artist looking back on his work and drawing the outline of the relationship between art and life. Having painted the darkest images of the soul, the horrors of war, as well as the vibrant colours of aristocratic life, Goya's questions whether he has reflected life or changed it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Question of Geography, premiered at the Royal Shakespeare Company, i s set in Magadan, a town in the Soviet Far East where former political prisoners, known as \"Zeks,\" are forced to live after serving their sentences. The play delves into themes of exile, displacement, the lasting effects of political repression, and the struggle to rebuild lives after imprisonment.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStoryteller, novelist, essayist, screenwriter, dramatist and critic, John Berger (1926-2017) was one of the most internationally influential writers of the last fifty years. His many books include \u003ci\u003eWays of Seeing\u003c\/i\u003e; the fiction trilogy \u003ci\u003eInto Their Labours\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHere Is Where We Meet\u003c\/i\u003e; the Booker Prize-winning novel \u003ci\u003eG\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHold Everything Dear\u003c\/i\u003e; the Man Booker-longlisted \u003ci\u003eFrom A to X\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eA Seventh Man\u003c\/i\u003e. Nella Bielski was a Ukrainian born, French actress and writer. She wrote a number of novels, also translated into English, including \u003ci\u003eOranges for the Son of Alexander Levy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Year is '42\u003c\/i\u003e. She also cowrote two plays with John Berger. A Question of Geography was premiered by the Royal Shakespeare Company.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 14, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47478345138429,"sku":"9781804298770","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/CwtAJREkiO9781804298770.webp?v=1777528871","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/goyas-last-portrait-a-question-of-geography-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}