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21 produkter
Minor Notes, Volume 1
Poems by a Slave; Visions of the Dusk; and Bronze: A Book of Verse
Av George Moses Horton, Fenton Johnson m. fl.
Häftad, 2023
191 kr
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Minor Notes Vol. 1 features the work of three poets. Published in 1837, Poems by a Slave is one of the lesser-known works by George Moses Horton (1798-1883), once popularly known as the 'black bard of North Carolina.' Visions of the Dusk (1915) is an American prose poem known for its formal …
At the Center of All Beauty
Solitude and the Creative Life
Häftad, 2021
168 kr
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Fenton Johnson’s lyrical prose and searching sensibility explore what it means to choose solitude and to celebrate the notion that solitude is a legitimate and dignified calling. He delves into the lives and works of nearly a dozen iconic solitaries he considers his kindred spirits, from Thoreau at …
At the Center of All Beauty
Solitude and the Creative Life
Inbunden, 2020
286 kr
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Whether seeking more time for solitude or suffering what seems a surfeit of it, readers will find the best of companions here. Fenton Johnson’s lyrical prose and searching sensibility explores what it means to choose to be solitary and celebrates the notion, common in his Roman Catholic childhood, …
Crossing the River
A Novel
Häftad, 2016
390 kr
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Make no mistake: Martha Bragg Picket is a headstrong southern woman with a rebellious spirit, a characteristic her son Michael shares. Yet to see her after almost twenty years of marriage, it might no longer seem clear. A Yankee contractor's arrival in town catalyzes her dissatisfaction, leading …
Crossing the River
A Novel
E-bok, 2016
213 kr
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A spirited Southern woman upends the insular world of her small Kentucky town in this acclaimed debut novel by "a storyteller of distinction" (Publishers Weekly).Kentucky, 1944. Though she hails from a Fundamentalist Baptist family, there is nothing conventional about Martha Bragg Pickett Miracle. …
Crossing the River
A Novel
E-bok, 2016
209 kr
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A spirited Southern woman upends the insular world of her small Kentucky town in this acclaimed debut novel by "a storyteller of distinction" (Publishers Weekly).Kentucky, 1944. Though she hails from a Fundamentalist Baptist family, there is nothing conventional about Martha Bragg Pickett Miracle. …
Scissors, Paper, Rock
A Novel
Häftad, 2016
402 kr
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Along with his siblings, Raphael Hardin left his childhood home in rural Kentucky. Grappling with an AIDS diagnosis, he returns to care for his dying father. Told from the perspectives of Raphael, his family, and their lifelong neighbor, Fenton Johnson's landmark novel reveals the blood struggles …
Scissors, Paper, Rock
A Novel
E-bok, 2016
378 kr
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Along with his siblings, Raphael Hardin left his childhood home in rural Kentucky. Grappling with an AIDS diagnosis, he returns to care for his dying father. Told from the perspectives of Raphael, his family, and their lifelong neighbor, Fenton Johnson's landmark novel reveals the blood struggles …
Man Who Loved Birds
A Novel
E-bok, 2016
351 kr
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Having taken great risksto immigrate to America, to take monastic vowsBengali physician Meena Chatterjee and Brother Flavian are each seeking safety and security when they encounter Johnny Faye, a Vietnam vet, free spirit, and expert marijuana farmer. Amid the fields and forests of a Trappist …
Man Who Loved Birds
A Novel
E-bok, 2016
351 kr
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Having taken great risks -- to immigrate to America, to take monastic vows -- Bengali physician Meena Chatterjee and Brother Flavian are each seeking safety and security when they encounter Johnny Faye, a Vietnam vet, free spirit, and expert marijuana farmer. Amid the fields and forests of a …
Everywhere Home: A Life in Essays
E-bok, 2017
152 kr
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Part retrospective, part memoir, Fenton Johnson''s collection Everywhere Home: A Life in Essays explores sexuality, religion, geography, the AIDS crisis, and more. Johnson''s wanderings take him from the hills of Kentucky to those of San Francisco, from the streets of Paris to the sidewalks of …
