At the Center of All Beauty: Solitude and the Creative Life

by Fenton Johnson

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Whether seeking more time for solitude or suffering what seems a surfeit of it, readers will find the best of companions here. Fenton Johnson's lyrical prose and searching sensibility explores what it means to choose to be solitary and celebrates the notion, common in his Roman Catholic childhood, that solitude is a legitimate and dignified calling. He delves into the lives and works of nearly a dozen iconic "solitaries" he considers his kindred...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0393608298

ISBN13:9780393608298

Release Date:March 2020

Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company

Length:256 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 5.8" x 8.3"

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