{"product_id":"smoke-3","title":"Smoke","description":"\u003cb\u003eA pictoral essay by the great art critic, novelist and long-time smoker, John Berger, and Turkish writer and illustrator Selçuk Demirel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Once upon a time, men, women and (secretly) children smoked.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis charming illustrated work reflects on the cultural implications of smoking, and suggests, through a series of brilliantly inventive illustrations, that society''s attitude to smoke is both paradoxical and intolerant. It portrays a world in which smokers, banished from public places, must encounter one another as outlaws. Meanwhile, car exhausts and factory chimneys continue to pollute the atmosphere. \u003ci\u003eSmoke\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautifully illustrated prose poem that lingers in the mind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A cigarette is a breathing space. It makes a parenthesis. The time of a cigarette is a parenthesis, and if it is shared you are both in that parenthesis. It''s like a proscenium arch for a dialogue.\" - John Berger (in interview)","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57316180197758,"sku":"NW9781910749470","price":15.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781910749470.jpg?v=1778717840","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/smoke-3","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}