The Cushion In The Road. Meditation And Wandering As The Whole World Awakens To Being In Harms Way

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: The New Press
Publisher Place: New York
Publisher Year: 2013
Edition: First Edition

Description: 365 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout. The only exception are some pencil marks on the inside back page.

Publishers Description: This “impassioned and genuine (Publishers Weekly) collection of essays gathers the “lavishly gifted (The New York Times) Alice Walkers wide-ranging meditations on our intertwined personal, spiritual, and political destinies. For the millions of loyal fans who continue to flock to hear her speak, this book invites readers on a journey of political awakening and spiritual insight.Widely discussed in the media, including in publications as varied as Ebony, the Chicago Tribune, and Ms., The Cushion in the Road finds the Pulitzer Prizewinning writer at the height of her literary powers. Walker writes that we are beyond rigid categories of color, sex, or spirituality if we are truly alive. She visits themes she has addressed throughout her careerincluding racism, Africa, Palestinian solidarity, and Cubaas well as the presidency of Barack Obama. Combining ecstatic lyricism with vivid narratives, Walker explores her conflicting impulses to retreat into inner contemplation and to remain deeply engaged with the world, never once sacrificing the emotional bond that has made her so dear to so many readers.

ISBN: 9781595589866