num_pages: 160
description: Stroke by Stroke is a pairing of two of Henri Michaux’s most suggestive texts, Stroke by Stroke (Par des traits, 1984) and Grasp (Saisir, 1979), written towards the end of his life. Michaux’s ideogrammic ink drawings accompany his poetic explorations of animals, humans, and the origins of language. This series of verbal and pictorial gestures is at once explosive and contemplative. Michaux emerges at his most Zen.
language: English
title: Stroke by Stroke
titlecomplete: Stroke by Stroke
genres: Art, France, Poetry, 20th Century
ratings_count: 61
publisher: Archipelago