Jenny Grigg is the talented book designer behind The Luminaries and Gerald Murnane’s last book. We asked her to explain how covers communicate – and how they can fall short.
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So many of our artistic geniuses have complicated legacies. What do we do with work we love by artists whose behaviour is more difficult to admire?
The outrage misdirected at Lolita – and its author – does nothing to negate the realities it reflects. Reading Nabokov’s novel now raises questions about censorship, book banning and human nature.
Vladimir Nabokov merged writing and cinema, bringing the art forms together like no one before or since.
The discrepancy between cover designs for Lolita – published 60 years ago – and the themes of the novel are stark. But that hasn’t stopped hundreds of designers trying to get it right.
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Scholar in Media and Cultural Studies, Macquarie University
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Senior Lecturer (screenwriting), English & Creative Writing, University of Staffordshire
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Associate Professor, School of Humanities and Languages, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor in Creative Writing, Griffith University
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Senior Lecturer, Design and Social Context, RMIT University
