Geoff Dyer
From a writer whose mastery encompasses fiction, criticism, and the fertile realm between the two, comes a new book that confirms his reputation for the unexpected.,In ,Zona,, Geoff Dyer attempts to unlock the mysteries of a film that has haunted him ever since he first saw it thirty years ago: Andrei Tarkovskyâ€™s ,Stalker,, widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time. (â€œEvery single frame,â€ declared Cate Blanchett, â€œis burned into my retina.â€) As Dyer guides us into the zone of Tarkovskyâ€™s imagination, we realize that the film is only the entry point for a radically original investigation of the enduring questions of life, faith, and how to live. ,In a narrative that gives free rein to the brilliance of Dyerâ€™s distinctive voiceâ€”acute observation, melancholy, comedy, lyricism, and occasional ill-temperâ€”,Zona, takes us on a wonderfully unpredictable journey in which we try to fathom, and realize, our deepest wishes.,Zona, is one of the most unusual books ever written about film, and about how artâ€”whether a film by a Russian director or a book by one of our most gifted contemporary writersâ€”can shape the way we see the world and how we make our way through it.
Culture,Film,Nonfiction,Writing,Essays,Criticism,Cultural,Russia,Art,Media Tie In,Autobiography,Memoir,Biography,Literature
Zona: A Book About a Film About a Journey to a Room