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Bloomsbury presents And Our Faces, My Heart, Brief As Photos by John Berger, read by Simon McBurney

The centenary edition, with a newly commissioned introduction by Simon McBurney.

'Those who read or listen to our stories see everything as though through a lens. This lens is the secret of narration, and it is ground anew in every story, ground between the temporal and the timeless ... In our brief mortal lives, we are grinders of these lenses'.

When John Berger wrote this apparently unclassifiable book, it was to become a sensation, translated into nine languages and indelible from the minds of those who read it. This stunning work is a shoebox filled with delicate love letters containing poetry and thoughts on mortality, art, love and absence, capturing moments in time that hover above Berger's surprising landscapes.

From his lyrical description of the works of Caravaggio and profound explorations of death and immigration to the sight of some lilac at dusk in the mountains, this is a beautiful and most intimate response to the world around us.

Product details

Published Aug 13 2026
Format Audiobook
Duration 3 hours and 13 minutes
ISBN 9781037217067
Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

John Berger

John Berger was born in London in 1926. His many b…

Narrator

Simon McBurney

Simon McBurney is one of Britain's most acclaimed…

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