The Country of Language
by Scott Russell Sanders
Scott Slovic
Scott Russell Sanders speaks on behalf of a life rooted in the
commonplace, in what is becoming paradoxically rare: a sense of
“at-homeness” in the natural world. In The Country of Language,
Sanders recalls the stories and experiences that have guided him as a
writer. Emerging from all his work is the conviction that moments of
interaction with the nonhuman world—whether one is transfixed in a
silent stare down with a great blue heron or listening to the voice of
a creek while bombs threaten far-off countries—restore the sanity and
courage needed to address the griefs of the human community.
Books
in the Credo series explore the essential goals, concerns, and
practices of contemporary American writers whose work emphasizes the
natural world and human community.
Contributors: Credo Series, Edited by Scott Slovic
Scott Russell Sanders
Author's Bio:Scott Russell Sanders is the author of more than twenty books, including Staying Put and Hunting for Hope. He has written for such magazines as Orion, Omni, Harper’s, and Utne Reader. He won the Great Lakes Book Award for Writing from the Center. He lives in Bloomington, Indiana.
Quotes:“In his usual articulate and well-crafted prose, Sanders, author of
over 20 books and numerous essays, continues to relate everyday and
natural experiences to greater meanings.... His writing, he says, is
his way of asking questions.”—Library Journal
“The link
between language and 'nonhuman nature' is the thread that draws
together this set of graceful, autobiographical essays, works as
simple, elegant, and enduring as Shaker furniture. Sanders shares his
earliest memories of the Midwest countryside, and of learning the
alphabets of animal tracks, tree bark, flowers, and plants just as
avidly as he learned to read and write.”—Kirkus Reviews
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Price:
$ 12.00
Binding: Paper
Availability In Stock: 103
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Publisher: Milkweed Editions
Published: 1999
Size: 5 x 8
Genre: Nonfiction
Pages: 150
ISBN: 9781571312303
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