It All Turns on Affection
The Jefferson Lecture and Other Essays
$25.81
- Paperback
128 pages
- Release Date
11 September 2012
Summary
An impassioned and rigorous appeal for reconnection to the land and human feeling by one of America’s most heartfelt and humble writersWhen he accepted the invitation to deliver The Jefferson Lecture-our nation’s highest honor for distinguished intellectual achievement-Wendell Berry decided to take on the obligation of thinking again about the problems that have engaged him throughout his long career. He wanted a fresh start, not only in looking at the groundwork of the problems facing our na…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781619021143 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1619021145 |
| Author: | Wendell Berry |
| Publisher: | Counterpoint |
| Imprint: | Counterpoint |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 11 September 2012 |
| Weight: | 170g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 127mm |
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Praise for It All Turns on Affection “These powerful, challenging essays show why Berry’s vision of a sustainable, human-scaled society has proven so influential.”
Praise for It All Turns on Affection “These powerful, challenging essays show why Berry’s vision of a sustainable, human-scaled society has proven so influential.” –Publishers Weekly
About The Author
Wendell Berry
WENDELL BERRY is the author of fifty books of poetry, fiction, and essays. He was recently awarded the Cleanth Brooks Medal for Lifetime Achievement by the Fellowship of Southern Writers and the Louis Bromfield Society Award. For over forty years he has lived and farmed with his wife, Tanya, in Kentucky.
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