Old Man Laughing |
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Author:
| King, Robert |
ISBN: | 978-1-4935-7196-3 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $13.95 |
Book Description:
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Old Man Laughing examines the incredible and the ordinary with such tenderness that it lends the impression that the whole of life is contained within its stanzas. King's nostalgia-never sentimental and at times bittersweet-beckons old songs and lovers to the fore, asking not for remorse, but instead for giving due the wonder of childhood and the exquisite ties we make to others as the years slip by. In King's world, the civilized and the natural shape us imperceptibly, with a sanguine...
More DescriptionOld Man Laughing examines the incredible and the ordinary with such tenderness that it lends the impression that the whole of life is contained within its stanzas. King's nostalgia-never sentimental and at times bittersweet-beckons old songs and lovers to the fore, asking not for remorse, but instead for giving due the wonder of childhood and the exquisite ties we make to others as the years slip by. In King's world, the civilized and the natural shape us imperceptibly, with a sanguine perspective as our reward.