Imagination in Place by Wendell Berry - ISBN: 9781582437064
Paperback
In "Imagination in Place," we travel to the local cultures of several writers important to Berry‘s life and work, from Wallace Stegner’s great West and Ernest Gaines‘s Louisiana plantation life to Donald Hall’s New England, and on to the Western frontier as seen through the Far Eas…

Imagination in Place

  • Paperback

    208 pages

  • Release Date

    1 February 2011

Summary

“Berry’s latest collection of essays is the reminiscence of a literary life. It is a book that acknowledges a lifetime of intellectual influences, and in doing so, positions Berry more squarely as a cornerstone of American literature … A necessary book. Here, Berry’s place as the ‘grandfather of slow food’ or the ‘prophet of rural living’ is not questioned. This book ensures we understand the depth and breadth of Berry’s art.” -San Francisco ChronicleA writer who can imagine the “community be…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781582437064
ISBN-10:1582437068
Author:Wendell Berry
Publisher:Counterpoint
Imprint:Counterpoint
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:208
Release Date:1 February 2011
Weight:277g
Dimensions:228mm x 152mm
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Critics Review

Praise for Imagination in Place “Berry’s latest collection of essays is the reminiscence of a literary life. It is a book that acknowledges a lifetime of intellectual influences, and in doing so, positions Berry more squarely as a cornerstone of American literature … a necessary book. Here, Berry’s place as the ‘grandfather of slow food’ or the ‘prophet of rural living’ is not questioned. This book ensures we understand the depth and breadth of Berry’s art.” –San Francisco Chronicle “[A] stellar collection … Berry turns over well-tilled, ever-fertile ground in Imagination in Place. His ideas flow beyond the channels of agrarian enthusiasm. Foodies, architects, transportation engineers, and other writers are adopting and adapting his concepts, perhaps leading to what he envisions will one day be ‘an authentic settlement of our country.’” –The Oregonian “For those who’ve already come to admire Berry’s moral clarity and closely argued critiques of contemporary society, Imagination in Place is a welcome chance to continue the conversation.” –The Christian Science Monitor

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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