Books matching: meditative vignettes
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Save:'The Writing Life' by Annie Dillard is a collection of reflections on the challenging and often lonely experience of being a writer. Dillard delves into the agony and tedium of writing, highlighting the solitary nature of the craft and the relentless pursuit of perfecting sentences and characters. offers introspective musings on the writing process, interspersed with anecdotes about other writers and adventurers, ultimately providing a glimpse into the life of a writer through a series of meditative vignettes.
WHEN YOU WRITE, you lay out a line of words. The line of words is a miner’s pick, a woodcarver’s gouge, a surgeon’s probe. You wield it, and it digs a path you follow. Soon you find yourself deep in n... - #2
Save:Faces in the Crowd by Valeria Luiselli is a novel that plays with overlapping narratives and explores the fluidity of time and existence. The story follows characters who are interconnected across different times and places, such as a woman trapped in Mexico City and Gilberto Owen in Harlem. Both characters are haunted by ghosts and have died multiple times, blurring the lines between reality and fiction. The book weaves together themes of life, death, ghosts, and the intertwining of past and present, creating a layered and thought-provoking reading experience. The writing style is described as fresh, poetic, and post-modern, incorporating references to philosophers and poets, adding depth to the narrative.
It all began in another city and another life. That’s why I can’t write this story the way I would like to—as if I were still there, still just only that other person. I find it difficult to talk abou...
