Author: Wieslaw Mysliwski
Publisher: Archipelago
ISBN: 0914671022
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 545
Book Description
Winner of the PEN Translation Prize A “sweeping . . . irreverent” masterpiece of postwar Polish literature that “chronicles the modernization of Poland and celebrates the persistence of desire” (The New Yorker) Hailed as one of the best ever books in translation, Stone Upon Stone is Wieslaw Mysliwski’s grand epic in the rural tradition—a profound and irreverent stream of memory cutting through the rich and varied terrain of one man’s connection to the land, to his family and community, to women, to tradition, to God, to death, and to what it means to be alive. Wise and impetuous, plainspoken and compassionate, Szymek recalls his youth in their village, his time as a guerrilla soldier, as a wedding official, barber, policeman, lover, drinker, and caretaker for his invalid brother. Filled with interwoven stories and voices, by turns hilarious and moving, Szymek’s narrative exudes the profound wisdom of one who has suffered, yet who loves life to the very core.
Stone Upon Stone
Author: Wieslaw Mysliwski
Publisher: Archipelago
ISBN: 0914671022
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 545
Book Description
Winner of the PEN Translation Prize A “sweeping . . . irreverent” masterpiece of postwar Polish literature that “chronicles the modernization of Poland and celebrates the persistence of desire” (The New Yorker) Hailed as one of the best ever books in translation, Stone Upon Stone is Wieslaw Mysliwski’s grand epic in the rural tradition—a profound and irreverent stream of memory cutting through the rich and varied terrain of one man’s connection to the land, to his family and community, to women, to tradition, to God, to death, and to what it means to be alive. Wise and impetuous, plainspoken and compassionate, Szymek recalls his youth in their village, his time as a guerrilla soldier, as a wedding official, barber, policeman, lover, drinker, and caretaker for his invalid brother. Filled with interwoven stories and voices, by turns hilarious and moving, Szymek’s narrative exudes the profound wisdom of one who has suffered, yet who loves life to the very core.
Publisher: Archipelago
ISBN: 0914671022
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 545
Book Description
Winner of the PEN Translation Prize A “sweeping . . . irreverent” masterpiece of postwar Polish literature that “chronicles the modernization of Poland and celebrates the persistence of desire” (The New Yorker) Hailed as one of the best ever books in translation, Stone Upon Stone is Wieslaw Mysliwski’s grand epic in the rural tradition—a profound and irreverent stream of memory cutting through the rich and varied terrain of one man’s connection to the land, to his family and community, to women, to tradition, to God, to death, and to what it means to be alive. Wise and impetuous, plainspoken and compassionate, Szymek recalls his youth in their village, his time as a guerrilla soldier, as a wedding official, barber, policeman, lover, drinker, and caretaker for his invalid brother. Filled with interwoven stories and voices, by turns hilarious and moving, Szymek’s narrative exudes the profound wisdom of one who has suffered, yet who loves life to the very core.
Tales from a Stone Cottage
Author: Aly Wilks
Publisher: Quiller
ISBN: 9781846891489
Category : Country life
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The book from the long running series in Country Living magazine (U.K. publication with an adult readership of 543,700)Fully illustrated with Celia Witchard's fantastic illustrationsA wonderful and witty look at rural life and a perfect humor Christmas present
Publisher: Quiller
ISBN: 9781846891489
Category : Country life
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The book from the long running series in Country Living magazine (U.K. publication with an adult readership of 543,700)Fully illustrated with Celia Witchard's fantastic illustrationsA wonderful and witty look at rural life and a perfect humor Christmas present
Village of Stone
Author: Xiaolu Guo
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0099459078
Category : Alienation (Social psychology)
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
A bewitching novel about memory, loss and the search for redemption, from one of China's freshest voices. Coral and her frisbee-obsessed boyfriend, Red, live in a cramped tower block in the megalopolis that is modern-day Beijing. The epitome of disaffected youth, their already fragile existence is shattered by the arrival of a mysterious fishy package. As the smells of the sea wash over her, Coral is transported back to a traumatic childhood dominated by solitude, fear and shame. Coral was raised by silent grandparents among the stern and superstitious fishermen of the remote village of Stone. Shunned from birth as a bringer of ill fortune, and exposed to the malevolent forces of a closed-off society, she immersed herself in the minutiae of the landscape around her. At fifteen, she escaped to the big city and shut the door on the darkness of her past. As the narrative darts between the forbidding sprawl of Beijing and the rhythms of a tiny coastal village, our narrator struggles to navigate a path through painful and hidden memories of a time spent helpless, cold and alone. But when a sick old man appears on Coral's doorstep, the past and present shockingly converge, and she is forced to confront the secrets of her history in order to realize her dreams for the future. Beautifully poetic, lyrical and haunting, yet infused with a quiet and gentle humour, Village of Stone is a startling and bewitching novel from one of contemporary China's freshest voices.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0099459078
Category : Alienation (Social psychology)
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
A bewitching novel about memory, loss and the search for redemption, from one of China's freshest voices. Coral and her frisbee-obsessed boyfriend, Red, live in a cramped tower block in the megalopolis that is modern-day Beijing. The epitome of disaffected youth, their already fragile existence is shattered by the arrival of a mysterious fishy package. As the smells of the sea wash over her, Coral is transported back to a traumatic childhood dominated by solitude, fear and shame. Coral was raised by silent grandparents among the stern and superstitious fishermen of the remote village of Stone. Shunned from birth as a bringer of ill fortune, and exposed to the malevolent forces of a closed-off society, she immersed herself in the minutiae of the landscape around her. At fifteen, she escaped to the big city and shut the door on the darkness of her past. As the narrative darts between the forbidding sprawl of Beijing and the rhythms of a tiny coastal village, our narrator struggles to navigate a path through painful and hidden memories of a time spent helpless, cold and alone. But when a sick old man appears on Coral's doorstep, the past and present shockingly converge, and she is forced to confront the secrets of her history in order to realize her dreams for the future. Beautifully poetic, lyrical and haunting, yet infused with a quiet and gentle humour, Village of Stone is a startling and bewitching novel from one of contemporary China's freshest voices.
Stone Age Farmers Beside the Sea
Author: Caroline Arnold
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395776018
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Describes the Stone Age settlement preserved in the sand dunes on one of Scotland's Orkney Islands, telling how it was discovered and what it reveals about life in prehistoric times.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395776018
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Describes the Stone Age settlement preserved in the sand dunes on one of Scotland's Orkney Islands, telling how it was discovered and what it reveals about life in prehistoric times.
House of Stone
Author: Anthony Shadid
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547134665
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Culture and institutions.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547134665
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Culture and institutions.
Tribal & Village Rugs
Author: Peter F. Stone
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780500286722
Category : Rugs, Nomadic
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Looks at the designs, motifs, and patterns of weaving patterns of rugs from the Middle East and Central Asia.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780500286722
Category : Rugs, Nomadic
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Looks at the designs, motifs, and patterns of weaving patterns of rugs from the Middle East and Central Asia.
Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution
Author: Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 774
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 774
Book Description
Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
Author: Smithsonian Institution
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 786
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 786
Book Description
Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution
Author: Smithsonian Institution
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 868
Book Description
Vols. for 1847-1963/64 include the Institution's Report of the Secretary, also published separately.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 868
Book Description
Vols. for 1847-1963/64 include the Institution's Report of the Secretary, also published separately.
The Rude Stone Monuments of Ireland. (Co. Sligo and the Island of Achill.)
Author: William Gregory Wood-Martin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Achill Island (Ireland)
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Achill Island (Ireland)
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description