Hotly in Pursuit of the Real

Hotly in Pursuit of the Real
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Publisher : Slant Books
Total Pages : 194
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ISBN-10 : 9781639820290
ISBN-13 : 1639820299
Rating : 4/5 (299 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Hotly in Pursuit of the Real by : Ron Hansen

Download or read book Hotly in Pursuit of the Real written by Ron Hansen and published by Slant Books. This book was released on 2020-01-15 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Hotly in Pursuit of the Real, the beloved bestselling novelist Ron Hansen opens the doors of his writing studio to share with us his passions for history, scandal, theology, Jesuits, the American West, and golf (which he plays even in bad weather). If Hansen's novels explore people very different from himself--from a stigmatic nun to a Victorian poet to Billy the Kid, and even Hitler's niece--the meditations in this book do the opposite, allowing us to glimpse the wellsprings of his imagination, the places and traditions and books that drive him to create made-up worlds. In that sense, the reflections in these pages truly serve as "notes toward a memoir." As each section unfolds, we gain a clearer sense of Hansen's aesthetic, the parallels he sees between writing and the sacraments, between literature's capacity to make history present to us and the Church's rich array of traditions, including the Jesuit charism that has inspired great writers, such as Gerard Manley Hopkins (and himself). Equally adept at telling a hilarious anecdote and guiding us through a complex, ambiguous episode in history, Hansen's language remains fresh and invigorating. Hotly in Pursuit of the Real takes you inside one writer's imagination, only to send you back out into the wide world with new eyes.


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