Everything That Rises: A Book of Convergences

Author(s): Lawrence Weschler

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Is there order in the universe? In this thrilling and beautifully illustrated investigation of cosmic convergence and coincidence, acclaimed author Lawrence Weschler tries to make sense of the world...From a cuneiform tablet to a Chicago prison, from the depths of the cosmos to the text on our T-shirts, Lawrence Weschler finds strange connections wherever he looks. The farther one travels (through geography, through art, through science, through time), the more everything seems to converge - at least, it does if you're looking through Weschler's giddy, brilliant eyes. Weschler combines his keen insights into art (both contemporary and Renaissance), his years of experience as a chroncler of the fall of Communism, and his triumphs and failures as the father of a teenage girl, into a series of essays that are sure to illuminate, educate, and astound.

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"'From the general mass of heavy-handed, pompous writing about art, Weschler's graceful collection of essays and interviews stands out like a rare bloom. Charming, idiosyncratic and deeply intelligent, the book will likely captivate even readers who usually bypass the art history section of bookstores.' Publishers Weekly 'Weschler takes separate strands of the world's body, its history and common stock of images, and reconfigures them into beautiful web works.' Globe and Mail"

Lawrence Weschler lives in New York where he is the director of the New York Institute for the Humanities at NYU.

General Fields

  • : 9781932416862
  • : McSweeney's Publishing
  • : McSweeney's Publishing
  • : 01 November 2009
  • : 229mm X 226mm X 17mm
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Lawrence Weschler
  • : Paperback
  • : 700
  • : 200
  • : The arts: general issues
  • : Illustrations