Feasting the Heart: Fifty-two Commentaries for the Air
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (858 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0743203704 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 178 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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barbara french said Great book. Well written. Thought provoking.. Expecting Prime Rib L Rzepka While reading "Feasting the Heart" I went back for seconds just to check and make sure I hadn't missed something on the menu. My reading didn't satiate my hungry curiosity about the popularity of Reynolds Price. Admittedly, my expectations were high, perhaps akin to anticipating prime rib at a fancy restaurant and not appreciating the lobster bisque Dad whipped up at home. Certainly, there were great chunks of tasty m. susan starling said feast your heart. Last fall, listening to ATC in my car, Reynolds Price started a commentary about epitaphs. At 70 MPH, I found myself frantically searching for a scrap of paper to record the "feast your heart" according to susan starling. Last fall, listening to ATC in my car, Reynolds Price started a commentary about epitaphs. At 70 MPH, I found myself frantically searching for a scrap of paper to record the 2 lines of Homer he quoted. I was hoping , doing that, that I would not need an epitaph before my time. I wrote a form of hierogliphics on the car seat and added the book store to my long list of errands. Alas, it was not to be. Only on-line book . lines of Homer he quoted. I was hoping , doing that, that I would not need an epitaph before my time. I wrote a form of hierogliphics on the car seat and added the book store to my long list of errands. Alas, it was not to be. Only on-line book
While undoubtedly appealing to fans of Price's NPR broadcasts, this collection will also be of value to admirers of his fiction, as it offers a panoramic glimpse of the writer's mind at work. Author tour. (Oct.) Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information, Inc.. Exactly right, the rarest event." Although ranging in tone from elegiac to angry, these pieces mostly evince a thoughtful optimism, chronicling and celebrating the small but significant pleasures of everyday life. The brevity and broad range of these pieces also makes this an ideal introduction to this important novelist for readers who do not know his work. Recurrin
Whether recounting events from his past or examining the details of his current experience as a writer, teacher, traveler, and general witness of the world, Reynolds Price shows us how a writer finds meaning in the day-to-day details of living. In this engaging collection of fifty-two personal essays originally aired on NPR's All Things Considered, Price explores topics that range from family and faith to capital punishment and his adventures while navigating an immensely inaccessible America in a wheelchair. Throughout, Price never loses sight of the origin or spirit of the essay -- in French, essayer means to try or attempt -- and each piece is a well-informed, revealing, often amusing and refreshing foray into a moment unlike any other we've shared with him.