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<p><P>Beautiful essays by Fanny Howe, a poet praised for her &#8220;private quest through the metaphysical universe . . . the results are startling and honest&#8221; (<i>The New York Times Book Review</i>)<P><P>Fanny Howe&#8217;s richly contemplative <i>The Winter Sun </i>is a collection of essays on childhood, language, and meaning by one of America&#8217;s most original contemporary poets.<P>Through a collage of reflections on people, places, and times that have been part of her life, Howe shows the origins and requirements of &#8220;a vocation that has no name.&#8221; She finds proof of this in the lives of others&#8212;Jacques Lusseyran, who, though blind, wrote about his inner vision, surviving inside a concentration camp during World War II; the Scottish nun Sara Grant and Abb&#233; Dubois, both of whom lived extensively in India where their vocation led them; the English novelists Antonia White and Emily Bront&#235;; and the fifth-century philosopher and poet Bharthari. With interludes referring to her own place and situation, Howe makes this book into a Progress rather than a memoir.<P><P><i>The Winter Sun </i>displays the same power as found in her highly praised collectio

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Author

Howe, Fanny

Publisher

Saint Paul, Minn. : Graywolf Press

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9781555975203

Category

work of literary fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Memoir

Rating

4.13 / 5 (81 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13