Lifescapes
Autor Ann Wroeen Limba Engleză Hardback – 31 aug 2023
It is soul that I go looking for. Or, to put it another way, real life.
'She's a genius, I believe' HILARY MANTEL
'A masterful celebration' JOHN BANVILLE
'A rare and beautiful book' KAPKA KASSABOVA
'What is life?' asked the poet Shelley, and could not come up with an answer. Scientists, too, for all their understanding of how life manifests, thrives and evolves, have still not plumbed that fundamental question. Yet biographers and obituarists continue to corral lives in a few columns, or a few hundred pages, aware all the time how fleeting and elusive their subject is.
In this dazzlingly original blend of memoir, biography, observation and poetry, Ann Wroe reflects on the art and impossibility of capturing life on the page. Through her experiences and those of others, through people she has known, studied or merely glimpsed in windows, she movingly explores what makes a life and how that life lingers after.
Animated by Wroe's rare imagination, eye for the telling detail, and the wit, beauty and clarity of her writing, Lifescapes is a luminous, deeply personal answer to Shelley's question.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781787334458
ISBN-10: 1787334457
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 138 x 221 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.33 kg
Editura: Vintage Publishing
ISBN-10: 1787334457
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 138 x 221 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.33 kg
Editura: Vintage Publishing
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Recenzii
'Lifescapes encourages us to take a deep breath, contemplate life more keenly and acknowledge the miraculous if--and when--we find it.'
'A lyrical, radiant memoir.'
'What a treat it is to read a writer at the top of her game...astonishing.'
'Wroe operates like a kind of tuning fork . . . She seems to feel the energy that thrums in people, nature and objects . . . Compelling.'
'Wroe's writing is intense and visionary, at times almost ecstatic. Reader, dive in . . . Her voice, her writing, already add such consonance, such alert and graceful rapture, to the music of the world.'
'Wroe delivers her perceptive insights into life, death, and the struggle for meaning in luminous prose...spiritually curious readers will be captivated by Wroe's wide-ranging quest to understand what comprises a life.'
'A lyrical, radiant memoir.'
'What a treat it is to read a writer at the top of her game...astonishing.'
'Wroe operates like a kind of tuning fork . . . She seems to feel the energy that thrums in people, nature and objects . . . Compelling.'
'Wroe's writing is intense and visionary, at times almost ecstatic. Reader, dive in . . . Her voice, her writing, already add such consonance, such alert and graceful rapture, to the music of the world.'
'Wroe delivers her perceptive insights into life, death, and the struggle for meaning in luminous prose...spiritually curious readers will be captivated by Wroe's wide-ranging quest to understand what comprises a life.'
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"A lyrical, radiant memoir." —Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
Ann Wroe, obituaries editor for The Economist, reflects on the art and impossibility of capturing life on the page. Through her experiences and through people she has known, studied, or merely glimpsed in windows, she movingly explores what makes a life and how that life lingers after in this breathtaking combination of poetry, memoir, and observation.
'What is life?' asked the poet Shelley, and he could not come up with an answer. Scientists, too, for all their understanding of how life manifests, thrives and evolves, have still not answered that fundamental question. Yet biographers and obituarists continue to corral lives in a few columns, or a few hundred pages, aware all the time how fleeting and elusive their subject is.
In this dazzlingly original blend of poetry, biography, observation, and memoir, Wroe explores the experience of trying to capture the essence of a person. Animated by her rare imagination, eye for the telling detail, and the wit, beauty and clarity of her writing, Lifescapes is a luminous, deeply personal answer to Shelley's question.
"A lyrical, radiant memoir." —Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
Ann Wroe, obituaries editor for The Economist, reflects on the art and impossibility of capturing life on the page. Through her experiences and through people she has known, studied, or merely glimpsed in windows, she movingly explores what makes a life and how that life lingers after in this breathtaking combination of poetry, memoir, and observation.
'What is life?' asked the poet Shelley, and he could not come up with an answer. Scientists, too, for all their understanding of how life manifests, thrives and evolves, have still not answered that fundamental question. Yet biographers and obituarists continue to corral lives in a few columns, or a few hundred pages, aware all the time how fleeting and elusive their subject is.
In this dazzlingly original blend of poetry, biography, observation, and memoir, Wroe explores the experience of trying to capture the essence of a person. Animated by her rare imagination, eye for the telling detail, and the wit, beauty and clarity of her writing, Lifescapes is a luminous, deeply personal answer to Shelley's question.