{"product_id":"the-luminist-paperback","title":"The Luminist - 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\u003eDavid Rocklin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJacquelyn Mitchard\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIN COLONIAL INDIA, at a time of growing friction between the ruling British and the restless Indian populace, a Victorian woman and her young Tamil Indian servant defy convention, class, and heartbreak to investigate what is gained - and lost - by holding life still. Suggested by the life and work of photographic pioneer Julia Margaret Cameron, The Luminist filters 19th century Ceylon through the lens of an English woman, Catherine Colebrook and a 15 year old Tamil boy, Eligius Shourie. Left fatherless by soldiers, Eligius is brought as a servant to the Colebrooks' neglected estate. In the shadow of Catherine's obsession to arrest beauty - to select a moment from the thousands comprising her life in Ceylon and hold it apart from mere memory - Eligius transforms into her apprentice in the creation of the first haunting photographs in history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhotography comprises the bright, \u003cbr\u003etensile thread in the sweep of The Luminist, \u003cbr\u003edrawing tight a narrative that shifts between\u003cbr\u003ethe prejudices and passions of Victorian\u003cbr\u003eEngland and those of colonial Ceylon. It binds\u003cbr\u003ethe destinies of Catherine Colebrook, the\u003cbr\u003eproper wife of a fading diplomat, who rebels\u003cbr\u003eagainst every convention to chase the\u003cbr\u003eromance of science through her lens, and\u003cbr\u003eEligius, an Indian teenager thrust into servitude\u003cbr\u003eafter his father is killed demanding\u003cbr\u003enative rights.\u003cbr\u003eThe Luminist is a weave of legend and history, \u003cbr\u003escience and art, politics and domesticity\u003cbr\u003ethat are symphonic themes in the main\u003cbr\u003etitle, the story of an enduring and forbidden\u003cbr\u003efriendship. Catherine and Eligius must\u003cbr\u003eeach struggle with internal forces that inspire\u003cbr\u003ethem and societal pressures that command\u003cbr\u003ethem. Rocklin's is a bold landscape, against\u003cbr\u003ewhich an intimate drama is poignantly played\u003cbr\u003eout. Just in this way, our minds recall in\u003cbr\u003eevery detail the photo snapped at the moment\u003cbr\u003eof pain, while all the lovely scenes seem to\u003cbr\u003erun together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAVID ROCKLIN\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in Chicago. He graduated from Indiana University with a BA in Literature. After attending law school, he pursued a career as an in-house attorney and continues to serve as a mediator. He lives in California with his wife and children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 324\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 27, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e IndieFab awards (2011)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53425561895219,"sku":"9780979018879","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/17chAN7UY49780979018879.webp?v=1780519944","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-luminist-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}