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David Whyte - Consolations, Inbunden

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

Consolations

The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words

Av David Whyte

218 kr

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Beskrivning
In Consolations David Whyte unpacks aspects of being human that many of us spend our lives trying vainly to avoid - loss, heartbreak, vulnerability, fear - boldly reinterpreting them, fully embracing their complexity, never shying away from paradox in his relentless search for meaning.Beginning with 'Alone' and closing with 'Withdrawal', each piece in this life-affirming book is a meditation on meaning and context, an invitation to shift and broaden our perspectives on life: pain and joy, honesty and anger, confession and vulnerability, the experience of feeling overwhelmed and the desire to run away from it all. Through this lens, procrastination may be a necessary ripening; hiding an act of freedom; and shyness something that accompanies the first stage of revelation.Consolations invites readers into a poetic and thoughtful consideration of words whose meaning and interpretation influence the paths we choose and the way we traverse them throughout our lives.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2019-11-07
  • Mått: 144 x 220 x 18 mm
  • Vikt: 276 g
  • Format: Inbunden
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 192
  • Förlag: Canongate Books
  • ISBN: 9781786897633
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Internationally acclaimed poet David Whyte makes his home in the Pacific Northwest, where rain and changeable skies remind him of the other, more distant homes from which he comes: Yorkshire, Wales and Ireland. He holds a degree in Marine Zoology and honorary degrees from Neumann University in Pennsylvania and Royal Roads University in Victoria, British Columbia. He is the author of twelve volumes of poetry and five books of prose, as well as a collection of audio recordings.davidwhyte.substack.com davidwhyte.com

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4 recensioner, genomsnitt 4.8/5

  1. 5/5 Fredrik L

    En fantastisk bok, med kloka funderingar om saker vi människor ägnar oss åt. Själv startar jag gärna dagen med ett av de drygt femtio korta kapitlen, för att påminna mig om vad som verkligen är viktigt i det ibland ganska knepiga kaos som ingår i våra liv.

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  2. 4/5 Anita

    Mycket fin bok av en av mina favoritpoeter. Här essäer om vardagsord om hur vi lever våra liv.
    Denna köpt till en vän till jul.
    Annars köper jag ofta direkt av David Whyte.
    Bra att se vilken skillnad med dyr tull för en billig bok - och Bokus så bra priser.

  3. 5/5 Josefin B
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