Ralf Schlatter
 
Maliaño
 
Book cover: Hardcover, in balsa wood box
Binding: Coptic binding, with transparent synthetic yarn
Material/cover: Cast of polyurethan, indigo blue dyed, by
Eduard Tauss
Paper/book block: Handmade paper from cotton fibre,
indigo blue dyed, by Papierwespe, ca. 200 g/sqm
Print/book block: Letterpress print from polymer plates in
white (story) and blue (hypertext)
Print/box: Letterpress print from polymer plates in blue
Font(s): Verdana, OCR A Extended
Size: 21 x 21 cm
Weight: 950 g
Number of pages: 28 pp.
Number of illustrations: 12 ill. in blue
Language(s): German
Year of publication: 2003/2004
Edition size: 25 numbered & signed copies
ISBN: 978-3-9500872-9-1
 
Euro 890,00
(10 % VAT incl., shipping excl.)
 

Ralf Schlatter, born in 1971, is a writer and cabaret artist
based in Zurich (Switzerland).
In Maliaño, he is telling the story of Gustav Julius Kaufman,
who decides to leave work and daily routines behind and starts walking westbound. He is on his way to a town called Maliaño, located on top of a hill, and find Ida Nordpol Zeppelin. She is responsible for the weather radio station and has been waiting
for a steady high pressure area for seven years. Now it is on
its way and is named Gustav.
A love story in blue and white.
 

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