Ink: The Mark Of Human Identity

Description

Ink is so much a part of daily life that we take it for granted, yet its invention was as significant as the wheel. Ink not only recorded culture, it bought political power, divided peoples, and led to murderous rivalries. When it first hit markets not so long ago, the excitement over the disposable ballpoint pen equalled that for a new smartphone. In Ink, Ted Bishop tells its fascinating history, and asks us to look more closely at something we see so often that we don't see it at all.

Ted Bishop is a professor of English literature and film studies at The University of Alberta. His first book, Riding with Rilke, was a Canadian bestseller and was shortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award for non-fiction. His travel essay "The Hawkman of Kandahar" won the Prairie Fire award for non-fiction. He has received a CBC literary award for travel, and two nominations for National Magazine Awards for his motorcycle essays.