Recently named one the Best Books of 2015 by NPR, Where the Bird Sings best is the unforgettable autobiographical epic by the legendary filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky. Restless now has available limited edition signed hardcovers. (Check out the man himself on his way to sign the books in Paris.) We only have twenty-five copies, so get them while they last!
Latin American Literature
It's here! Alejandro Jodorowsky's Where the Bird Sings Best
After much anticipation, the big event is finally here: the eBook release of Alejandro Jodorowsky's ribald, mystical, magical autobiographical novel, never before available to English-language readers.
When the Chilean filmmaker released his surrealist masterworks El Topo and The Holy Mountain in the 1970s, he revolutionized cinema and launched the “midnight movie” phenomenon. A giant not just in the film world but also in theatre, comics, and the Tarot, Jodorowsky has influenced artists as diverse as John Lennon, Marina Abramović and Kanye West.
But some of his fans may be unaware of another of Jodorowsky's talents: He's also a major Latin American novelist, revered everywhere from Mexico to Argentina. At last, Restless Books is bringing those important works to English-speaking readers, beginning with his epic family saga, Where the Bird Sings Best.
Flavorwire has called Jodorowsky's books a "the key to his art," writing that "Jodorowsky's non-film works are conduits and biographical keys that further reveal his mesmerizing process of imaginative self-fashioning." Read the full article here.
VICE magazine also ran an excerpt of the book in their August issue, accompanied by gorgeous illustrations from the Mexican artist Eko that left the Restless Books team mesmerized.
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“Our genealogical tree is the trap that limits our thoughts, emotions, desires, and material life, but it is also the treasure that captures the greater part of our values. Aside from being a novel, this book may, if it is successful, serve as an example that all readers can follow and, if they exercise forgiveness, transform family memory into heroic legend."
—Alejandro Jodorowsky
eBook Sale August 18-24: Alejandro Jodorowsky
From August 18th through August 24th, get the first English edition of Alejandro Jodorowsky's "psychomagical" memoir Where the Bird Sings Best for just $6.99! This remarkable book has been compared to Marquéz’s One Hundred Years of Solitude in its imaginative scope and historical sweep. The story of the Jodorowskys’ emigration to Chile from the Ukraine, Where the Bird Sings Best explores family legends, the turmoil of history, Jewish philosophy, political violence, mysticism, passion, lust, loss, and the joyful absurdity of everyday life. A sui generis epic, Jodorowsky’s novel expands the classic immigration story to mythic proportions.
Pre-order for a limited time for just $6.99