A book of convergences and against interpretation, by susan sontag from against interpretationthe weschler reading, which included photographs, leads to a. His books of political reportage include the passion of poland 1984. Pronged ants, horned humans, mice on toast, and other marvels of jurassic technology, and seeing is forgetting the name of the thing one sees. From a cuneiform tablet to a chicago prison, from the depths of the cosmos to the text on our tshirts, art historian and journalist lawrence weschler finds. Lawrence weschler, towards a typology of convergences on vimeo. Weschler combines his keen insights into art both contemporary and renaissance, his years of experience as a chronicler of the fall of communism, and his triumphs and failures as the father of a teenage girl into a series of essays that are sure to illuminate, educate, and astound. The whole sting and excitement of life comes from our sense that things are really being decided from one moment to another, and that it is not the dull rattling off of a chain that was forged innumerable ages ago. Adventures in the narrative counterpoint, 2011 and everything that rises. I discovered lawrence weschler when i was interning at mcsweeneys in 2006, though i didnt realize then who he was. Weschler obviously owes a number of debts for the material in this book. The handsomely illustrated book collects 30 essays weschler wrote during the past 20 years for magazines, including the new yorker and mcsweeneys. For the past decade, in the national book critics circle award winning everything that rises.
In spite of being enviably wellread, edan has once again gone the cookbook route for our year end series, as is her wont. Sacks had published his masterpiece awakeningsthe account of his longdormant patients miraculous but troubling return to life in a bronx hospital ward. A widely honored journalist, lawrence weschler is the director of the new york institute for the humanities at new york university. Lawrence weschler author of seeing is forgetting the name of. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. See all books authored by lawrence weschler, including mr. A book of convergences by lawrence weschler 2007, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Lawrence weschler project gutenberg selfpublishing.
Lawrence weschler, the author of nearly twenty books of narrative nonfiction, was a staff writer for twenty years 19812001 at the new yorker, where his work caromed between political tragedies and cultural comedies. Lawrence weschler, a contributing editor to vqr, is the former director of the new york institute for the humanities and artistic director emeritus of the chicago humanities festival. From a cuneiform tablet to a chicago prison, from the depths of the cosmos to the text on our tshirts, art historian and journalist lawrence weschler finds strange connections wherever he looks. A book of convergences images, forms, and compositions found in life that seem also to repeat throughout art history. Lidjl notes that, just as in vermeer painting where as weschler pointed out in everything that rises, the lacemaker is gazing down on the tight crisp v of thread couched in her mlike hands, hence spelling out the author of her own existence, vmso in this ad, the bagmaker is gazing down on an l of thread spread atop that inverted vclamp, hence lv, the very sponsor of the ad in question. A book of convergences by lawrence weschler and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Lawrence weschler born 1952 is an author of works of creative nonfiction. I end up thinking more highly of falling man than i did when i first read it, and liked it. Lawrence weschler, a graduate of cowell college of the university of california at santa cruz 1974, was for over twenty years 19812002 a staff writer at the new yorker, where his work shuttled between political tragedies and cultural comedies. Lawrence weschler was a staff writer at the new yorker from 1981 to 2002.
The best essays in everything that rises are enriched by the authors deep but vagrant knowledge of art history. The farther and further one travels through geography, through art, through science, through time, the more everything seems to converge at least, it does through weschler s giddy, brilliant eyes. His essays have appeared in the new yorker for over twenty years, and his series of convergences is a regular feature in mcsweeneys quarterly. He was then director of the new york institute for the humanities at nyu 20012014, and concurrently artistic director of the. A book of convergences mcsweeneys by lawrence weschler 20070816 lawrence weschler on. A book of convergences mcsweeneys first trade paper by lawrence weschler isbn. Lawrence weschler from a cuneiform tablet to a chicago prison, from the depths of the cosmos to the text on our tshirts, art historian and journalist lawrence weschler finds strange connections wherever he looks. From a cuneiform tablet to a chicago prison, from the depths of the cosmos to the text on our tshirts, lawrence weschler finds. Following the publication of everything that rises in 2007, the mcsweeney website hosted a contest in which readers could submit their own instances of such convergence phenomena and i got to choose my favorites and then respond sometimes, for that matter, i posted my own. Oct 02, 2004 october 2, 2004 nprs scott simon talks to lawrence weschler about his new collection of essays vermeer in bosnia. A book of convergences by lawrence weschler 2006, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe will benefit by having full access to. From a cuneiform tablet to a chicago prison, from the depths of the cosmos to the text on our tshirts, lawrence weschler finds strange connections wherever he looks.
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The farther and further one travels through geography, through art, through science, through time, the more everything seems to converge at least, it does through weschlers giddy, brilliant eyes. Lawrence weschler on the craft of writing sarah lawrence. A book of convergences, plus publishing as an act of citizenship and the joy of sideways learning. A book of convergences, and in the ongoing contest that book spawned on the website, lawrence weschler. Lawrence weschler born 1952, van nuys, california, a graduate of cowell college of the university of california at santa cruz 1974, was for over twenty years 19812002 a staff writer at the new yorker, where his work shuttled between political. Since all of my favorite books of 2006 the echo maker by richard powers.
We were not unaware that a time would come when historians would be able to survey from all angles this stretch of time which we lived so feverishly minute by minute. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Lawrence weschler began spending time with oliver sacks in the early 1980s, when he set out to profile the neurologist for his own new employer, the new yorker. A book of convergences lawrence weschler, author r. Wilsons cabinet of wonder 1995, which was shortlisted for the pulitzer prize and the national book critics circle award.
Lawrence weschler has collected convergences throughout his life. Weschler, a new yorker staff writer, chronicles an era of torture in brazil and uruguay. A book of convergences, which won the 2007 national book critics circle award for criticism, juxtaposes. Lawrence weschler, a longtime veteran of the new yorker and a regular contributor to the new york times magazine, vanity fair, mcsweeneys, and npr, is the director emeritus of the new york institute for the humanities at new york university and the author of nearly 20 books, including seeing is forgetting the name of the thing one sees, a life of the artist robert irwin. Systematic political torture is a relatively recent phenomenon in world politics. Wilsons cabinet of wonder, vermeer in bosnia, and everything that rises. The farther one travels through geography, through art, through science, through time, the more. Lawrence weschler born 1952, van nuys, california, a graduate of cowell college of the university of california at santa cruz 1974, was for over twenty years 19812002 a staff writer at the new yorker, where his work shuttled between political tragedies and cultural comedies. From a cuneiform tablet to a chicago prison, from the depths of the cosmos to the text on our tshirts, lawrence weschler finds strange. Lawrence weschler born 1952 is an author of works of creative nonfiction a graduate of cowell college of the university of california, santa cruz 1974, weschler was for over twenty years 19812002 a staff writer at the new yorker, where his work shuttled between political tragedies and cultural comedies.
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The handsomely illustrated book collects 30 essays weschler wrote during the past 20 years for magazines. The nice thing about the book, though, is that it, in itself, is a sort of proof against precisely those kinds of debts. Used books may not include companion materials, may have some shelf wear, may contain highlightingnotes. Go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store coupons amazonbasics. A book of convergences by lawrence weschler 2006 0201. Everything that rises weschler combines his keen insights into art both contemporary and renaissance, his years of experience as a chronicler of the fall of communism, and his triumphs and failures as the father of a teenage girl into a series of essays that are. A book of convergences from the worlds largest community of readers. A book of convergences, he offers his thoughts on these resonations in a series of essays that are both personal and universal. A graduate of cowell college of the university of california, santa cruz 1974, weschler was for over twenty years 19812002 a staff writer at the new yorker, where his work shuttled between political tragedies and cultural comedies. The author is lawrence weschler, an art historian, journalist and cultural observer. Weschlers topics range from the war crimes trials in bosnia to the unique. For the first time, new yorker staff reporter lawrence weschler tells the courageous story of how against tremendous odds, torture victims and human rights activistsstice. And like his other books, it is a tremendous spur to the intellec. A book of convergences by lawrence weschler 2006 0202.
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