The presence of absence : a novel
(Book)
Author
Published
Boston : Godine, 2022.
Format
Book
ISBN
9781567927443, 1567927440
Physical Desc
163 pages ; 20 cm
Status
Florham Park Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION VANBOOY
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FICTION VANBOOY
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Florham Park Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION VANBOOY | Available |
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Fiction | VAN BOOY Simon | Available |
Morristown-Morris Township Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION VAN BOOY | Available |
North County Branch - Adult Fiction | VAN BOOY Simon | Available |
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Published
Boston : Godine, 2022.
Language
English
ISBN
9781567927443, 1567927440
Notes
Description
"As a writer lies dying, he has one last story to tell: a tale of faith and devotion, a meditation on what lies beyond this life, and a prayer of gratitude that may lead to rebirth. This is Simon Van Booy at his visionary best. "Language is a map leading to a place not on the map," announces a young writer lying in a hospital bed at the beginning of The Presence of Absence. As he contemplates his impending physical disappearance and the impact on his beloved wife, he realizes, "Life doesn't start when you're born . . . it begins when you commit yourself to the eventual devastating loss that results from connecting to another person." Infused with poetic clarity and graced with humor, Simon Van Booy's innovative novella asks the reader to find beauty-even gratitude-in the cycle of birth and death. Stripped of artifice, The Presence of Absence is a meditation between the writer and the reader, an imaginative work that challenges the deceit of written words and explores our strongest emotions. Simon Van Booy is not only a master storyteller but a writer whose fiction is rich with philosophical insights into things both mapped and undiscovered. The Presence of Absence parts the darkness to reveal what has been just out of sight all along"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Van Booy, S. (2022). The presence of absence: a novel . Godine.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Van Booy, Simon. 2022. The Presence of Absence: A Novel. Godine.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Van Booy, Simon. The Presence of Absence: A Novel Godine, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Van Booy, Simon. The Presence of Absence: A Novel Godine, 2022.
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