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- PublisherTransit Lounge
- Publication date2020
- ISBN 10 1925760464
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- Number of pages288
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 'It starts to rain as I stepout of my hotel .' So begins Subhash Jaireth's striking collection ofessays on the writers, and their writing, that have enriched his own life. Theworks of Franz Kafka, Marina Tsvetaeva, Mikhail Bulgakov, Paul Celan, HiromiIto, Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza and others ignite in him the urge totravel (both physically and in spirit), almost like a pilgrim, to the placeswhere such writers were born or died or wrote. In each essay a new emotionalplane is reached revealing enticing connections. As a novelist, poet, essayistand translator born into a multilingual environment, Jaireth trulyunderstands the power of words across languages and their integral connectionsto life of the body and the spirit. Drawing on years of research, translationand travel Spinoza's Overcoat and its illuminations of loss,mortality and the reverie of writing will linger with readers. 'Eloquent and original, Jaireth's meditationson the lives-of-poets are full of astonishing details, tender connections andthe magnificent melancholy of devotion to words. Encompassing matters oftranslation, love, mortality and homage, this is a rare model of what might becalled "literary philosophy" and an utter joy and surprise for anyoneinterested in the reading and writing life ' GAIL JONES, author of The Death of Noah GlassSubhash Jaireth was born in India. Between 1969 and 1978 he spent nineyears in Russia studying geology and Russian literature. In 1986 he migrated toAustralia. He has published writing in Hindi, English and Russian and his novelAfter Love (Transit Lounge 2012) waspublished in Spain in 2018. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781925760460
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 'It starts to rain as I stepout of my hotel .' So begins Subhash Jaireth's striking collection ofessays on the writers, and their writing, that have enriched his own life. Theworks of Franz Kafka, Marina Tsvetaeva, Mikhail Bulgakov, Paul Celan, HiromiIto, Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza and others ignite in him the urge totravel (both physically and in spirit), almost like a pilgrim, to the placeswhere such writers were born or died or wrote. In each essay a new emotionalplane is reached revealing enticing connections. As a novelist, poet, essayistand translator born into a multilingual environment, Jaireth trulyunderstands the power of words across languages and their integral connectionsto life of the body and the spirit. Drawing on years of research, translationand travel Spinoza's Overcoat and its illuminations of loss,mortality and the reverie of writing will linger with readers. 'Eloquent and original, Jaireth's meditationson the lives-of-poets are full of astonishing details, tender connections andthe magnificent melancholy of devotion to words. Encompassing matters oftranslation, love, mortality and homage, this is a rare model of what might becalled "literary philosophy" and an utter joy and surprise for anyoneinterested in the reading and writing life ' GAIL JONES, author of The Death of Noah GlassSubhash Jaireth was born in India. Between 1969 and 1978 he spent nineyears in Russia studying geology and Russian literature. In 1986 he migrated toAustralia. He has published writing in Hindi, English and Russian and his novelAfter Love (Transit Lounge 2012) waspublished in Spain in 2018. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781925760460
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. **Winner of the 2021 ACT Book of the Year**'It starts to rain as I step outof my hotel .' So begins Subhash Jaireth's striking collection of essays on the writers, and their writing, that have enriched his own life. The works of Franz Kafka, Marina Tsvetaeva, Mikhail Bulgakov, Paul Celan, Hiromi Ito, Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza and others ignite in him the urge to travel (both physically and in spirit), almost like a pilgrim, to the places where such writers were born or died or wrote. In each essay a new emotional plane is reached revealing enticing connections. As a novelist, poet, essayist and translator born into a multilingual environment, Jairethtruly understands the power of words across languages and their integral connections to life of the body and the spirit. Drawing on years of research, translation and travelSpinoza's Overcoat and its illuminations of loss, mortality and the reverie of writing will linger with readers.'Eloquent and original, Jaireth's meditations on the lives-of-poets are full of astonishing details, tender connections and the magnificent melancholy of devotion to words. Encompassing matters of translation, love, mortality and homage, this is a rare model of what might be called "literary philosophy" and an utter joy and surprise for anyone interested in the reading and writing life .' GAIL JONES, author of The Death of Noah GlassSubhash Jaireth was born in India. Between 1969 and 1978 he spent nine years in Russia studying geology and Russian literature. In 1986 he migrated to Australia. He has published writing in Hindi, English and Russian and his novel After Love (Transit Lounge 2012) was published in Spain in 2018. Spinoza's Overcoat and its illuminations of loss,mortality and the reverie of writing will linger with readers. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781925760460
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