The Private Life of Rag Dolls: Aquiles Nazoa
By Faride Mereb
Faride Mereb, 2020
Paperback, 10.5 x 9 in.
39 pages
$150.00
WPA Note:
Faride Mereb was the co-organizer of WPA's project Notions of Exile in 2021, on the Venezuelan exodus.
Description:
The Private life of Rag Dolls is based on the book, Once Upon a Rag Doll, by Aquiles Nazoa (1920-1976), one of Venezuela’s most prominent writers, humorists, and journalists. This new English version, created and designed by artist Faride Mereb, uses fonts, format, and photographs, printed and produced by Javier Aizpurua, the same master printer who worked on the first edition of the book. The book also features artist Faride Mereb’s research findings and photographs made during a visit to the author’s family in Caracas, as well as photographs of the original dolls and reinterpretations of the characters.
About the Author(s):
Faride Mereb is a Venezuelan artist, award-winning book designer, teacher, researcher, and founder of publishing house Ediciones Letra Muerta. She currently lives in NYC with her husband, where she teaches and designs. Mereb is a visiting scholar at Columbia University exploring North and South Americas' hybridity through its printing and book history.