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All Places Are Distant - by Ed Simon (Hardcover)

Name: All Places Are Distant - by Ed Simon (Hardcover)
Brand: Melville House Publishing
SKU: 1014263915
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A fascinating and quirky look at places in literature and life--whether forests, islands, or oceans--from the Bible to Bruce Springsteen.
About the Author: Ed Simon is editor in chief of literary journal Belt Magazine.
304 Pages
Literary Criticism, Books & Reading

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A fascinating and quirky look at places in literature and life--whether forests, islands, or oceans--from the Bible to Bruce Springsteen.

All Places Are Distant takes its title from Renaissance polymath Robert Burton's statement that "all places are distant from heaven alike." Like Burton, Ed Simon is a powerhouse scholar who is endlessly curious about, well, everything--from the origins of maps to the nature of childhood memory. Simon examines famous "settings" in literature: the forest in As You Like It, the river in Huckleberry Finn, showing how they both echo and explode our understanding.

All Places Are Distant is a dazzling but accessible tour of the concept of place in literature and in life that shows us how to "read" landscapes, both real or imaginary, in the same way that we read texts. The result is a witty and thought-provoking meditation on the intersection between books and the physical world.

Includes a photo insert with 12 black and white images depicting everything from medieval cities to modern utopias.

About the Author

Ed Simon is editor in chief of literary journal Belt Magazine. A staff writer for LitHub, his essays and criticism have appeared in the New York Times, the Atlantic, the Paris Review Daily, the New Republic, and the Washington Post. He lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with his family.

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Dimensions (Overall): 8.25 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W)

Weight: 1.25 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 304

Genre: Literary Criticism

Sub-Genre: Books & Reading

Publisher: Melville House Publishing

Format: Hardcover

Author: Ed Simon

Language: English

Street Date: May 18, 2027

TCIN: 1014263915

UPC: 9781685892937

Item Number (DPCI): 247-64-2128

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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