Words of the grey wind
Subtitle: family and epiphany in Ulster
By: Chris Arthur
Contributors: Foster, John Wilson
Publisher: Blackstaff Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Belfast
Language: eng
Number of pages: 253
ISBN-13: 9780856408434
Subjects: Civilization; Death; Families; Nature; Natural history; Time; Biography
Description: "In this compelling collection of thirteen essays, Belfast born Chris Arthur presents a richly complex and subtle exploration of the precariousness and mystery of existence. Taking as his starting point family photographs, boyhood memories and fragments of family history, Arthur draws on religion, philosophy and history in his attempts to fathom 'the stupendous fabric of the real.' The result is a tour de force, and extended meditation on family, nature, death and time that leaves us with a deeper insight into ourselves and into the 'true nature' of the things around us." -- from inside cover.
Table of contents: title: Foreward, John Wilson Foster; title: Introduction, the infinite suggestiveness of common things; title: Kingfishers; title: Ferrule; title: Meditation on the pelvis of an unknown animal; title: Linen; title: A tinchel round my father; title: Table manners; title: Swan song; title: Train sounds; title: Witness; title: Miracles; title: Mistletoe; title: Room, empty; title: Waxwings; title: Acknowledgements.