Photo Book - 100 Centenarians: Witnesses of the 20th Century

100 Centenarians — Witnesses of the 20th Century

Luigi Corda, photographer. Sardinia, 2009.

 One hundred people who have lived through an entire century. Luigi Corda photographed them one by one — in black and white, full-page — and collected fragments of their lives in brief, essential texts. The result is a visual and human archive unlike any other book on Sardinia.

Sardinia has the highest concentration of centenarians in the world. This volume does not seek to explain why — it simply shows the faces, eyes, and gestures of those who were there.

The volume:

• 224 pages, 101 full-page black and white photographs
• Format 24 × 35.5 cm, trichrome printing
• Hardcover with dust jacket
• Texts in Italian and English
• Published in 2009

For whom:
Fans of documentary photography, 20th-century history, Sardinian culture, longevity. A book to keep on your shelf or to give as a gift to those who love the deepest Sardinia.