Vintage 21st Anniversary Editions in Kinokuniya Jakarta
To celebrate its 21st anniversary, this year Vintage Books, an imprint of Random House, released 21 new editions of the the publishing house’s perennial titles. Designed by Suzanne Dean, Random House’s design chief, the new collection of Vintage’s literature favorites feature a single vivid color for each of the book. The book edges are colored to match so that the color encompass all of the dimensions. When stacked together, they form a rainbow with many hues while each individual books appear vibrant and candy-like.
Vintage is very well-known for releasing editions with thematic designs. The Vintage Classics series is perhaps one of the most beautifully designed classical series. Its covers never fail to capture readers’ attention and encourage book lovers everywhere to grab them despite perhaps having already owned a copy of the book. Among our favorites are Vintage Classic’s Italo Calvino’s collection, as well as Anthony Burgess’. And who could forget their Vintage Loves Film special editions from the summer of 2010? No one makes movie tie-ins the way Vintage does: with classy uber-cool black/white covers that is devoid of gimmick and featuring the most poignant line from each of the book.
This year, that tradition of creating eye candy covers continues as Vintage makes these 21 titles available in new colors. But the physical aspect of the books is not the only thing that makes the book attractive. The stories themselves are enough reason for anyone to want to buy, hold or simply touch. From readers’ favorites The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time and The Time Traveler’s Wife to Man Booker Prize-winning creations from authors Salman Rushdie, Anne Enright and A.S. Byatt, Vintage makes sure to include all the right titles to serve a broad range of audience. Whether it’s the life of heroin addicts or Arthur Kipps’ ghostly encounter in the decrepit Eel Marsh House, Vintage will have something to offer you.
Here is the complete line-up of Vintage’s 21st Anniversary editions:
1. The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
2. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
3. Arthur & George by Julian Barnes
4. Money by Martin Amis
5. The Road Home by Rose Tremaine
6. The Gathering by Anne Enright
7. Atonement by Ian McEwan
8. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
9. A Week in December by Sebastian Faulks
10. The Star of the Sea by Joseph O’Connor
11. Captain Corelli’s Mandolin by Louis De Bernieres
12. Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie
13. Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky
14. Possession by A.S. Byatt
15. The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
16. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
17. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
18. Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee
19. Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh
20. Oranges are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
21. American Pastoral by Philip Roth
These editions are now available in Kinokuniya Jakarta. See how they’re displayed and, remember, these are books… not candies. Read them, don’t eat them, but do devour them all the same.
