Optic nerve, by maria gainza maria gainzas protagonist also named maria combines the her experiences of art with her personal experiences for an unpretentious. Diabetic retinopathy dr is a devastating sightthreatening complication of diabetes mellitus dm. This online event is free, but registration is required and will be limited to 50 participants. Optic nerve by maria gainza thursday, may 14, 2020 find event and registration information.
Consisting of three xeroxed sheets of paper, and with a print run of twentyfive, it was a. The optic disk forms from the convergence of ganglion cell output fibres called axons as they pass out of the eye. Ii optic nerve a discussion of the optic nerve begins with the retina. Her intimate, digressive voice guides us through a gallery. He has translated some of the leading spanishlanguage writers working today, including eduardo halfon, yuri herrera, agustin fernandez mallo, and enrique vilamatas. My favorite book of 2019 thus far, optic nerve is composed of a series of vignettelike sections that each focus on a different artist. Adrian tomine is the critically acclaimed cartoonist of the comic book series optic nerve. The book provides a detailed description of the structure and functioning of the optic nerve and attempts at clarifying how anomalies in its development are related. Sebald and even jenny offill, but is also a magic all of its own.
The optic nerve is a primary reference for those ophthalmologists and researchers interested in its anatomy and physiology, in the most recent diagnostic techniques, as well as in the clinical management of optic nerve disorders. Maria gainza was born in buenos aires, where she still resides. In optic nerve, a woman trains a sharp eye on art and her. There are few clinical manifestations of optic nerve changes in dr such as diabetic. It is also called the second cranial nerve or cranial nerve ii. The narrator of optic nerve is an argentinian woman whose obsession is art. Established in 2012 although our first release was in 1997, we took a long holiday optic nerve is. The information received from the external environment passes to the rods and cones on the retina, and then to bipolar cells, ganglion cells, and ultimately to the. Dr impairs the optic nerve by damaging its conduction and integrity.
In 1991, adrian tomine selfpublished the first issue of optic nerve. When reading the optic nerve, works of art are like songs. Optic nerve, the debut novel from argentine writer maria gainza, is an. Adrian tomine was born in 1974 in sacramento, california. In optic nerve, a woman trains a sharp eye on art and. Dec 30, 2019 optic neuritis is an inflammation of the optic nerve. Historically, it was thought to be a raised entity protruding from the retinal surface and by extension, was referred to as a papilla hence the term, papilloedema. This is a book that loosens the restraints on literature and gives us a new way of seeing.
In optic nerve, a woman trains a sharp eye on art and her life a view of the bridge at sevres and the hills at clamart, st. It is a special sensory nerve responsible for vision. His comics have been anthologized in publications such as mcsweeneys, best american comics, and best american nonrequired reading, and his graphic novel shortcomings was a new york times notable book of 2007. Thomas bunstead is a writer and translator based in east sussex, england. She has worked as a correspondent for the new york times in argentina. Petersburg presents virtual book club with the mfa. He began selfpublishing his comic book series optic nerve. May 11, 2020 the optic nerve head is the most anterior component of the optic nerve and corresponds to the 1 mm segment that is located within the eyeball i. Optic nerve, the argentine writer maria gainzas first novel, tells the reader very little about its protagonist. The optic nerve is the second cranial nerve and is one of the more unusual cranial nerves as it develops from the diencephalon. Besides damaging the vascular system of the retina, dm will also destruct the tissue surrounding the retina, including the optic nerve. But in lieu of a plot, there are brisklywritten digressions into art historyincluding potted biographies of big names like rothko or toulouse lautrecwhich sub good, bad, what kind of gauge is that.
Optic nerve by maria gainza is published by harvill secker. When the nerve emerges from the back of the eye, it passes through the remainder of the posterior. Optic nerve is a comic book series by cartoonist adrian tomine. Causes include infections and immunerelated illnesses such as multiple sclerosis. The first book by maria gainza, an argentine art critic, to be translated into english is a consistently delightful mix of art history, personal. Optic nerve visual fields via the visual pathway wiley. Apr 18, 2019 optic nerve by maria gainza translated by thomas bunstead 193 pp. Seductive and capricious, optic nerve marks the englishlanguage debut of a major argentinian writer. What to do when art leaves you speechless the nation. It is a book that captures, like no other, the mysterious connections between a work of art and the person who perceives it.
For may, we are reading optic nerve by maria gainza, and will join together on zoom to explore the book, its characters, themes and more. The effect is of a character refracted by environment, composed by the canvases she studies. See the complete optic nerve series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. I will leave the detailedthe painfully detailedphysiology of the retina to another time, but there are some fun retina facts that you need to be able to regurgitate on command. The story of her life is the story of the paintings, and painters, who matter to her. Being good with quotations means avoiding having to think for oneself, observes the narrator of optic nerve, a seductively clever debut novel. Information on how to subscribe to neurology and neurology. The optic nerve, also known as cranial nerve ii, or simply as cn ii, is a paired cranial nerve that transmits visual information from the retina to the brain.
He is also an illustrator for the new yorker, esquire, and rolling stone, and his stories have appeared in the best american nonrequired reading and an anthology of graphic fiction, cartoons, and true. Anatomy pathology associated signs and symptoms visual field defects choice of visual field assessment. Jan 28, 2019 optic nerve by maria gainza is published by harvill secker. Optic nerve would be worth reading as an art history lesson alone. Optic nerve changes in diabetic retinopathy intechopen. Whenever im in survival mode i find myself magnetised by museums and galleries, like people running for air raid shelters in wartime. Each story in optic nerve 14 reveals new dimensions to tomines unique visual sensibility and complex, characterdriven stories. How did maria gainza pull off something so risky when it never reads as anything less than delightful and engrossing.
In humans, the optic nerve is derived from optic stalks during the seventh week of development and is composed of retinal ganglion cell axons and glial cells. In optic nerve, a woman trains a sharp eye on art and her life. Purchase individual access to articles is available through the add to cart option on the article page. Causes include poor blood flow to the eye, disease, trauma, or exposure to toxic substances. Comprised of personal reflections narrated by an authorstandin, its tempting to use the term autofiction. Jun 26, 2014 optic nerve is a tricky book to categorise. Optic nerve audiobook by maria gainza, thomas bunstead. Optic nerve is one of the best books ive read in years. The narrator of optic nerve is an argentinian woman whose obsession is. Originally selfpublished by tomine in 1991 as a series of minicomics which have later been collected in a single volume, 32 stories, the series has been published by drawn and quarterly since 1995. Optic nerve 14 will appear on the twentieth anniversary of tomines beloved comic book series, in whose pages the landmark graphic novel shortcomings was first published. Angel gurriaquintana, financial times, one of the best books of the year optic nerve is an elliptical, elegant debut that conjures rachel cusk and w.
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