{"product_id":"the-winter-sun-9781555975203","title":"The Winter Sun","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautiful essays by Fanny Howe, a poet praised for her private quest through the metaphysical universe . . . the results are startling and honest (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFanny Howe''s richly contemplative \u003ci\u003eThe Winter Sun \u003c\/i\u003eis a collection of essays on childhood, language, and meaning by one of America''s most original contemporary poets. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough a collage of reflections on people, places, and times that have been part of her life, Howe shows the origins and requirements of a vocation that has no name. She finds proof of this in the lives of othersJacques Lusseyran, who, though blind, wrote about his inner vision, surviving inside a concentration camp during World War II; the Scottish nun Sara Grant and Abbé Dubois, both of whom lived extensively in India where their vocation led them; the English novelists Antonia White and Emily Brontë; and the fifth-century philosopher and poet Bharthari. With interludes referring to her own place and situation, Howe makes this book into a Progress rather than a memoir. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Winter Sun \u003c\/i\u003edisplays the same power as found in her highly praised collection of essays, \u003ci\u003eThe Wedding Dress\u003c\/i\u003e, a book described by James Carroll as an unflinching but exhilarating look at real religion, the American desolation, a woman''s life, and, always, the redemption of literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Graywolf Press,U.S.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51863427449175,"sku":"9781555975203","price":13.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781555975203.jpg?v=1759920574","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-winter-sun-9781555975203","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}