What Are People For?
Essays
$29.73
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
25 May 2010
Summary
In the twenty-two essays collected here, Wendell Berry, whom The Christian Science Monitor called “the prophetic American voice of our day,” conveys a deep concern for the American economic system and the gluttony of consumerism.
Wendell Berry identifies himself as both “a farmer of sorts and an artist of sorts,” which he deftly illustrates in the scope of these essays. Ranging from America’s insatiable consumerism and household economies, to literary subjects and America’s attitude t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781582434872 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1582434875 |
| Author: | Wendell Berry |
| Publisher: | Counterpoint |
| Imprint: | Counterpoint |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 25 May 2010 |
| Weight: | 240g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 127mm x 203mm |
| Series: | Counterpoint |
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Critics Review
Praise for Wendell Berry “Wherever we live, however we do so, we desperately need a prophet of responsibility; and although the days of the prophets seem past to many of us, Berry may be the closest to one we have. But, fortunately, he is also a poet of responsibility. He makes one believe that the good life may not only be harder than what we’re used to but sweeter as well.” –The New York Review of Books “He is … the prophetic American voice of our day.” –Christian Science Monitor
Wendell Berry
Wendell Berry (August 5, 1934 - August 31, 2026) was an essayist, novelist, and poet.
During his life, he received numerous honors, including:
- T. S. Eliot Prize
- Aiken Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry
- John Hay Award of the Orion Society
- Dayton Literary Peace Prize Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award
In 2010, he was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Barack Obama. In 2016, he was the recipient of the Ivan Sandrof Life Achievement Award from the National Book Critics Circle.
Berry lived with his wife, Tanya Berry, on their farm in Henry County, Kentucky.
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