Sinossi
An intense literary memoir of love and grief
“Our marriage was, from any conventional point of view, wildly implausible; and you, my dear son, are the miraculous product of this beautiful, rather crazy, and all too brief love affair.” When Dylan Riley received the devastating news that his wife, Emanuela, had cancer, he turned to writing to express the anguish and disarray brought by her worsening symptoms and then her passing. Perdita, composed for their teenage son, Eamon, is the result of this attempt to represent loss. It is at once a portrait of youth, a lyrical memoir of a marriage, and a raw and moving account of bereavement.
Riley describes cancer, Perdita’s central antagonist, as a pitiless opponent, draining hope of its power and reducing it to self-delusion. Its course forces a progressive foreshortening of time. Next year might be terrible, but there can be a few good months now; tomorrow will likely be bad, but let’s focus on today.
In this memoir, the disease provokes a broader set of reflections on the openness, contingency, and pain of the human condition, a status defined by the context of mortality, both our own and that of those we love.
Le informazioni nella sezione "Riassunto" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.
Informazioni sull?autore
Dylan Riley was born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1971 and teaches sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. His other books are Microverses: Observations from a Shattered Present and The Civic Foundations of Fascism in Europe.
Le informazioni nella sezione "Su questo libro" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.
Risultati della ricerca per Perdita: On Loss
Foto dell'editore
Perdita: On Loss
Da: Bellwetherbooks, McKeesport, PA, U.S.A.
Valutazione del venditore 4 su 5 stelle
hardcover. Condizione: Fine. LIKE NEW!!! Has a red or black remainder mark on bottom/exterior edge of pages. Codice articolo 478334
Compra usato
EUR 7,02
Spedizione EUR 3,37
Spedito in U.S.A.
Spedito in U.S.A.
Quantità: Più di 20 disponibili
Immagini fornite dal venditore
Perdita: On Loss
Da: Big River Books, Powder Springs, GA, U.S.A.
Valutazione del venditore 5 su 5 stelle
Condizione: like_new. This book is in Like New condition. It is unused, but has a remainder mark on the edge of the pages. Otherwise it is a new book. Codice articolo BRV.1804296082.LN
Compra usato
EUR 10,54
Spedizione EUR 3,40
Spedito in U.S.A.
Spedito in U.S.A.
Quantità: 6 disponibili
Foto dell'editore
Perdita: On Loss
Da: Lakeside Books, Benton Harbor, MI, U.S.A.
Valutazione del venditore 5 su 5 stelle
Condizione: New. Brand New! Not Overstocks or Low Quality Book Club Editions! Direct From the Publisher! We're not a giant, faceless warehouse organization! We're a small town bookstore that loves books and loves it's customers! Buy from Lakeside Books! Codice articolo OTF-S-9781804296080
Compra nuovo
EUR 14,77
Spedizione EUR 3,40
Spedito in U.S.A.
Spedito in U.S.A.
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Immagini fornite dal venditore
Perdita : On Loss
Da: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
Valutazione del venditore 5 su 5 stelle
Condizione: New. Codice articolo 47422095-n
Compra nuovo
EUR 15,96
Spedizione EUR 2,25
Spedito in U.S.A.
Spedito in U.S.A.
Quantità: 10 disponibili
Immagini fornite dal venditore
Perdita
Da: Rarewaves.com USA, London, LONDO, Regno Unito
Valutazione del venditore 5 su 5 stelle
Hardback. Condizione: New. "Our marriage was, from any conventional point of view, wildly implausible; and you, my dear son, are the miraculous product of this beautiful, rather crazy, and all too brief love affair." When Dylan Riley received the devastating news that his wife, Emanuela, had cancer, he turned to writing to express the anguish and disarray brought by her worsening symptoms and then her passing. Perdita, composed for their teenage son, Eamon, is the result of this attempt to represent loss. It is at once a portrait of youth, a lyrical memoir of a marriage, and a raw and moving account of bereavement.Riley describes cancer, Perdita's central antagonist, as a pitiless opponent, draining hope of its power and reducing it to self-delusion. Its course forces a progressive foreshortening of time. Next year might be terrible, but there can be a few good months now; tomorrow will likely be bad, but let's focus on today.In this memoir, the disease provokes a broader set of reflections on the openness, contingency, and pain of the human condition, a status defined by the context of mortality, both our own and that of those we love. Codice articolo LU-9781804296080
Compra nuovo
EUR 19,71
Spedizione gratuita
Spedito da Regno Unito a U.S.A.
Spedito da Regno Unito a U.S.A.
Quantità: Più di 20 disponibili
Immagini fornite dal venditore
Perdita : On Loss
Da: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
Valutazione del venditore 5 su 5 stelle
Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Codice articolo 47422095
Compra usato
EUR 17,48
Spedizione EUR 2,25
Spedito in U.S.A.
Spedito in U.S.A.
Quantità: 10 disponibili
Immagini fornite dal venditore
Perdita
Da: Rarewaves USA, OSWEGO, IL, U.S.A.
Valutazione del venditore 5 su 5 stelle
Hardback. Condizione: New. "Our marriage was, from any conventional point of view, wildly implausible; and you, my dear son, are the miraculous product of this beautiful, rather crazy, and all too brief love affair." When Dylan Riley received the devastating news that his wife, Emanuela, had cancer, he turned to writing to express the anguish and disarray brought by her worsening symptoms and then her passing. Perdita, composed for their teenage son, Eamon, is the result of this attempt to represent loss. It is at once a portrait of youth, a lyrical memoir of a marriage, and a raw and moving account of bereavement.Riley describes cancer, Perdita's central antagonist, as a pitiless opponent, draining hope of its power and reducing it to self-delusion. Its course forces a progressive foreshortening of time. Next year might be terrible, but there can be a few good months now; tomorrow will likely be bad, but let's focus on today.In this memoir, the disease provokes a broader set of reflections on the openness, contingency, and pain of the human condition, a status defined by the context of mortality, both our own and that of those we love. Codice articolo LU-9781804296080
Compra nuovo
EUR 20,15
Spedizione gratuita
Spedito in U.S.A.
Spedito in U.S.A.
Quantità: 8 disponibili
Foto dell'editore
Perdita (Hardcover)
Da: Grand Eagle Retail, Bensenville, IL, U.S.A.
Valutazione del venditore 5 su 5 stelle
Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Our marriage was, from any conventional point of view, wildly implausible; and you, my dear son, are the miraculous product of this beautiful, rather crazy, and all too brief love affair." When Dylan Riley received the devastating news that his wife, Emanuela, had cancer, he began writing blog posts describing the anguish and disarray brought by her worsening symptoms. Perdita is written for their teenage son, Eamon. It is a lyrical memoir of a marriage, from their heady first encounters in Rome. It is also a raw and moving account of a bereavement. Cancer, Riley reflects, is a pitiless opponent. It drains hope of its power and turns it into self-delusion. Living with cancer is to experience a progressive foreshortening of time. Next year might be terrible, but there can be a few good months now; tomorrow will likely be bad, but let's focus on today. Riley finds that hope itself, that tricky and dangerous emotion, grows out of the soil of our mortality, and of the mortality of those we love.Perdita offers no advice. It tries more simply to represent a lost connection. "I wanted the world to know what it had it had lost," he explains, "and maybe in knowing it to make her live again. An intense literary memoir of love and grief Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9781804296080
Compra nuovo
EUR 20,19
Spedizione gratuita
Spedito in U.S.A.
Spedito in U.S.A.
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Foto dell'editore
Perdita
Da: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.
Valutazione del venditore 5 su 5 stelle
HRD. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Codice articolo GB-9781804296080
Compra nuovo
EUR 22,27
Spedizione gratuita
Spedito in U.S.A.
Spedito in U.S.A.
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Foto dell'editore
PERDITA
Da: Speedyhen LLC, Hialeah, FL, U.S.A.
Valutazione del venditore 3 su 5 stelle
Condizione: NEW. Codice articolo NWUS9781804296080
Compra nuovo
EUR 24,83
Spedizione gratuita
Spedito in U.S.A.
Spedito in U.S.A.
Quantità: 2 disponibili