This poetic narrative discusses the creative life of a 9th century Indian stonecarver who is drafted at an early age to spend his entire life working on the thousands of statues that fill the niches of an Indonesian temple. Exploring the muse-artist relationship as few works of fiction have done, this novel is an intensely political work--a parable that pits the blind cruelty of a feudal ruler against the creative expression of a single slave.
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This poetic narrative discusses the creative life of a 9th century Indian stonecarver who is drafted at an early age to spend his entire life working on the thousands of statues that fill the niches of an Indonesian temple. Exploring the muse-artist relationship as few works of fiction have done, this novel is an intensely political work--a parable that pits the blind cruelty of a feudal ruler against the creative expression of a single slave.
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Good. Shows minimal wear such as frayed or folded edges, minor rips and tears, and/or slightly worn binding. May have stickers and/or contain inscription on title page. No observed missing pages. Some foxing and/or discoloration around edges.
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Used; Very Good. Viking Adult. Used; Very Good. Viking Pr, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1986. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Name of previous owner on front endpaper. Set in ninth-century Java, Frieze chronicles the life of Gopal, a stone carver imported from the stone yards of India to design and execute 120 friezes depicting the life of the Buddha. The site is the first gallery of the temple/stupa of Borobudur, a vast monument that required some 80 years and tens of thousands of people to construct, most of them indentured as slaves. Borrowing from the actual images found at Borobudur in Jogjakarta, Pineda narrates Gopal's story in 120 successive images, moving from his early apprenticeship, his marriage to two women, the wife of his heart, and the keeper of his household, to the privations of his life in exile, and the terrible price extracted for his pride. Shaping the splendor of a new world with his chisel, blow by blow, just as painstakingly, he learns the meaning of love. 1986. First Edition. HARDCOVER.
