At the Center of All Beauty: Solitude and the Creative Life

by Fenton Johnson

Book Overview

Whether seeking more time for solitude or suffering what seems a surfeit of it, readers will find the best of companions here. Fenton Johnson's lyrical prose and searching sensibility explores what it means to choose to be solitary and celebrates the notion, common in his Roman Catholic childhood, that solitude is a legitimate and dignified calling. He delves into the lives and works of nearly a dozen iconic "solitaries" he considers his kindred...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393608298
• ISBN13: 9780393608298
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.3"