Words of the grey wind : family and epiphany in Ulster / Chris Arthur.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arthur, C. J. (Christopher John), 1955-

Contributor:

Foster, John Wilson.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland)--Biography.

Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland).

Families.

Death.

Nature.

Time.

Genre:

Essays.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xv, 253 pages ; illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Belfast : Blackstaff Press, [2009]

Summary:

"In this compelling collection of thirteen essays, Belfast born Chris Arthur presents a richly complex and subtle explorationof the precariousness and mystery of existence. Taking as his starting point family photographs, boyhood memories and fragments of family history, Arthur draws on religion, philosophy and history in his attempts to fathom 'the stupendous fabric of the real.' The result is a tour de force, and extended meditation on family, nature, death and time that leaves us with a deeper insight into ourselves and into the 'true nature' of the things around us." -- from inside cover.

Contents:

Foreward, John Wilson Foster

Introduction, the infinite suggestiveness of common things

Kingfishers

Ferrule

Meditation on the pelvis of an unknown animal

Linen

A tinchel round my father

Table manners

Swan song

Train sounds

Witness

Miracles

Mistletoe

Room, empty

Waxwings

Acknowledgements.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780856408434

0856408433

OCLC:

438246123