{"product_id":"the-visible-unseen-essays-9781632063526","title":"The Visible Unseen: Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eThe Visible Unseen is a collection of experimental essays by Andrea Chapela, one of Granta's Best Young Spanish-Language Novelists of 2021. It explores the properties and poetics of glass, mirrors, and light to understand the self and disrupts the cultural divide between arts and science. Chapela questions scientific conundrums and finds metaphors for cultural obsessions with self-image. She concludes that the purpose of description is to confirm our perception of reality, not to define it. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 192 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 24 November 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Restless Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Visible Unseen: An Experimental Essay Collection by Andrea Chapela\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndrea Chapela, one of Granta's Best Young Spanish-Language Novelists of 2021, has crafted a captivating collection of experimental essays that delve into the enigmatic properties and poetics of glass, mirrors, and light. Through her powerful and formally inventive writing, Chapela challenges the perceived cultural divide between arts and science, unveiling the literary metaphors hidden within the facts and figures of her scientific observations. In her exploration, she questions scientific conundrums that extend beyond the limits of human perception, ultimately placing herself under the microscope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Chapela delves into the technical definition of glass, she uncovers a framework for understanding the in-betweenness of her own life. She then turns her attention to mirrors, finding profound metaphors for our cultural obsessions with self-image in the physics and chemistry of reflection. As she compiles a history of the scientific study of light, she reaches a profound conclusion: that the purpose of description, whether scientific or literary, is not to define reality but to confirm our perception of it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Visible Unseen is a lyrical, introspective, and methodical exploration that offers a startling new perspective from which to examine ourselves and the ways in which we create meaning. It is a testament to Chapela's talent as a writer and her ability to bridge the gap between art and science, illuminating the invisible threads that connect us all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 268g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 135 x 189 x 20 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781632063526\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andrea Chapela","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44098930868474,"sku":"9781632063526","price":11.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1669379060441_book.jpg?v=1669448099","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/the-visible-unseen-essays-9781632063526","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}