The Wink of the Zenith
The Shaping of a Writer's Life
Format:Hardback
Publisher:University of Nebraska Press
Published:1st Sep '08
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Describes the shaping of a writer's life
In his three previous memoirs, Floyd Skloot grappled with the brain-ravaging virus that struck him at forty-one. He was, as the San Francisco Chronicle noted, “shaping the experience of crippling illness into dazzling literature.” Sifting through memories and observations to discover how circumstance and nature conspired to make him the writer he is, Skloot enacts in this book the very process he describes, the shaping of a writer’s life. Among the influences of family and close friendship, experience and popular culture, he uncovers a unique and telling perspective on the forging of a writer’s individual sensibility. At the same time, his book explores fundamental questions about how life shapes the creative spirit—and how, in turn, the writer makes sense of it all and gives life a new and meaningful shape in the form of literature.
"Skloot is such a fine writer that he can-and does-write about eating 'baloney and eggs' and makes it seem fascinating. Writers at any stage of their careers will treasure this volume of clean, expressive prose that delights without ever showing off."-Publishers Weekly, starred review Publishers Weekly "Skloot unravels the tangled thread of his own life story with a sense of urgency often missing from linear memoir; and in so doing, he shows us that while truth and fact may be intimately connected, meaning itself is in the telling."-Courtney Arnold, ForeWord Magazine -- Courtney Arnold ForeWord Magazine "Wise, thoughtful."-Booklist -- Deborah Donovan Booklist "Eloquent and affecting"-Harvey Freedenberg, Shelf Awareness -- Harvey Freedenberg Shelf Awareness "A book to be savored, not gulped down but tasted, essay by essay, allowing time to be amazed at how Skloot's insights beam directly into our souls."-Penny Allen, OregonLive.com -- Penny Allen OregonLive.com "A full-color portrait of Skloot's boyhood that rings with authenticity."-Jenny Shank, New West -- Jenny Shank New West
- Commended for Oregon Book Awards (Creative Nonfiction) 2009
ISBN: 9780803211193
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 454g
252 pages