The Pebble Chance: Feuilletons and Other Prose
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (842 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1927428777 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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PRAISE FOR MARIAS KOCIEJOWSKIHere the charm is deep, the splendour unlaboured; the colours of history, reckoned afresh, saturate singular people, in whom passion is lucid againhere is one who collects his extraordinary resources, and strides.”Christopher MiddletonIt is a testament to the power of this superb book that I felt not despondency, but elation."Adam Thorpe, The Times Literary Supplement"Treasures are revealed with a formidable erudition, and at their best they gleam with an enameled splendour."Ken Babstock, The Globe and Mail"Kociejowski writes beautifully unusual, poetic, and thought-provoking."Library Journal
"A Brilliant Collection of Feuilletons" according to A. Sileika. This collection of "feuilletons" by the Canadian-born British poet, travel writer, and antiquarian bookseller is one of the most original pieces of work I have read in some time. It is erudite, gossipy, and historical. It makes most other books of essays feel commercial, whereas this one is deeply literary and philosophical, drawing o. Kind of fun, if you are into gossip related discussions re Ken Onuska Berman Kind of fun, if you are into gossip related discussions re the poetry world. Then again, that is not quite fair; all the essays are fun, just too much "inside baseball" stuff throughout.
In these essays, poet, antiquarian bookseller, and celebrated travel writer Marius Kociejowski chronicles serendipitous encounters with authors, manuscripts, and eccentrics, in which the curious workings of fate” and art's unbidden swerve” intervene to shift the course of fortune.Carried by keen wit, aphoristic prose, and a rich sense of characterization, and featuring chance meetings and comic misadventures with such figures as Bruce Chatwin, Zbigniew Herbert, and Javier Marías, The Pebble Chance is a sumptuous offering of belles lettres exploring the incandescent moments when skill and providence collide.. "Kociejowski draws on all the aspects of his life in these engaging, idiosyncratic personal essays that pro