Name: Autumn Light: Season of Fire and Farewells
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Author: Pico Iyer
ISBN: 9781101973462

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Autumn Light: Season of Fire and Farewells

Type

Physical Book

Author

Pico Iyer

Publisher

Vintage

Year

2020

Language

English

Pages

256

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.1 x 13.0 x 2.0 cm

Weight

0.25 kg.

ISBN13

9781101973462

Synopsis "Autumn Light: Season of Fire and Farewells "

In this "exquisite personal blend of philosophy and engagement, inner quiet and worldly life" (Los Angeles Times), an acclaimed author returns to his longtime home in Japan after his father-in-law's sudden death and picks up the steadying patterns of his everyday rites, reminding us to take nothing for granted.In a country whose calendar is marked with occasions honoring the dead, Pico Iyer comes to reflect on changelessness in ways that anyone can relate to: parents age, children scatter, and Iyer and his wife turn to whatever can sustain them as everything falls away. As the maple leaves begin to turn and the heat begins to soften, Iyer shows us a Japan we have seldom seen before, where the transparent and the mysterious are held in a delicate balance.

Pico Iyer

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Pico Iyer es un ensayista y novelista británico nacido en Oxford y criado entre Inglaterra y California, reconocido por su estilo contemplativo y su enfoque en temas como el viaje, la espiritualidad y el sentido de pertenencia en un mundo globalizado. Con una formación académica en Oxford y Harvard, ha escrito extensamente para medios internacionales y se ha convertido en una voz singular que explora los cruces entre culturas, identidades y geografías.

Su obra literaria abarca tanto ensayos como narrativas de viaje, en las que reflexiona sobre la vida interior y la búsqueda de significado en tiempos modernos. Ejemplo de su obra: The Half Known Life: In Search of Paradise. En este libro reciente, Iyer examina la idea de paraíso desde múltiples tradiciones y territorios, enlazando filosofía, historia y experiencia personal. Su prosa invita a detenerse, mirar hacia dentro y reconsiderar lo que significa estar en movimiento en el mundo actual.

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