These Wilds Beyond Our Fences

Letters to My Daughter on Humanity's Search for Home

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Tackling some of the world's most profound questions through the intimate lens of fatherhood, Bayo Akomolafe embarks on a journey of discovery as he maps the contours of the spaces between himself and his three-year-old daughter, Alethea. In a narrative that manages to be both intricate and unguarded, he discovers that something as commonplace as becoming a father is a cosmic event of unprecedented proportions. Using this realization as a touchstone, he is led to consider the strangeness of his own soul, contemplate the myths and rituals of modernity, ask questions about food and justice, ponder what it means to be human, evaluate what we can do about climate change, and wonder what our collective yearnings for a better world tell us about ourselves. These Wilds Beyond Our Fences is a passionate attempt to make sense of our disconnection in a world where it is easy to feel untethered and lost. It is a father's search for meaning, for a place of belonging, and for reassurance that the world will embrace and support our children once we are gone.
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Schrijver
Akomolafe, Bayo
Titel
These Wilds Beyond Our Fences
Uitgever
North Atlantic Books,U.S.
Jaar
2017
Taal
Engels
Pagina's
352
Gewicht
558 gr
EAN
9781623171667
Afmetingen
226 x 152 x 23 mm
Bindwijze
Paperback / softback

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