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A Little Party Dress
A Little Party Dress

A Little Party Dress

Lyric Essays

RELIGION

90 Pages, 5.5 x 8.5

Formats: Trade Paper

Trade Paper, $10.95 (US $10.95) (CA $11.95)

Publication Date: December 2009

ISBN 9780975444481

Rights: US & CA

Autumn Hill Books (Dec 2009)

Price: $10.95
 
 

Overview

For those looking to make sense of their contemporary experience

Childhood, the pleasures of reading, loss, and joy are among the subjects featured in this collection of nine essays. In the fusing of memoir, short story, and reflective essay genres along with the spiritual exposé of modern life, this meditative prose examines spirituality and living mindfully.

Reviews

"Christian Bobin has given birth to a music that is his alone. One finds oneself entering into this contemplation, into this human nearness, and sharing its happiness." —Le Monde

Author Biography

Christian Bobin is the author of more than 40 short works, including The Secrets of Francis of Assisi and The Very Lowly: A Meditation on Francis of Assisi. Alison Anderson is the author of Darwin’s Winks and Hidden Latitudes. She received an NEA grant for her translations of works by Christian Bobin.

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