Muybridge /
"How do you capture a changing world in the blink of an eye? Sacramento, California, 1870. Pioneer photographer Eadweard Muybridge becomes entangled in railroad robber baron Leland Stanford's delusions of grandeur. Tasked with proving Stanford's belief that a horse's hooves do no...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English, translated from French. |
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[Montreal, Québec] :
Drawn & Quarterly,
2025
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | "How do you capture a changing world in the blink of an eye? Sacramento, California, 1870. Pioneer photographer Eadweard Muybridge becomes entangled in railroad robber baron Leland Stanford's delusions of grandeur. Tasked with proving Stanford's belief that a horse's hooves do not touch the ground while galloping at full speed, Muybridge gets to work with his camera. In doing so, he inadvertently creates one of the single most important technological advancements of our age--the invention of time-lapse photography and the mechanical ability to capture motion. Critically-acclaimed cartoonist Guy Delisle (Pyongyang, Hostage) returns with another engrossing foray into nonfiction: a biography about Eadweard Muydbridge, the man who made pictures move. Despite career breakthrough after career breakthrough, Muybridge would only be hampered by betrayal, intrigue, and tragedy. Delisle's keen eye for details that often go unnoticed in search of a broader emotional truth brings this historical figure and those around him to life through an uncompromising lens. Translated from the French by Helge Dascher & Rob Aspinall, Muybridge turns a spotlight on what lives in the shadow of an individual's ambition for greatness, and proves that Eadweard Muybridge deserves to be far more than just another historical footnote." -- |
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| Item Description: | Translation of: Pour une fraction de seconde : la vie mouvementée d'Eadweard Muybridge. |
| Physical Description: | 209 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm |
| Awards: | Governor General's Literary Award: Trans. Finalist, 2025 |
| ISBN: | 9781770467729 1770467726 |