'One day there is life . . . And then, suddenly, it happens there is death.' So begins Paul Auster's moving and personal meditation on fatherhood, The Invention of Solitude. The first section, 'Portra
When the remains of a Confederate soldier are found deep within the Paris Catacombs along with a reference to the Cradle of Solitude, archaeologist Annja Creed is fast on the trail of a treasure that
Poets can be said to be the custodians of the interior life. This is a collection of poems, which capture the experience of solitude. It features reveries, expressions of loneliness and despair, refle
Do you long for simpler days and the wisdom that guided them? Some Fruits of Solitude is a collection of William Penn's reflections on 165 subjects covering leadership, religion, discipline, relations
Introspective and poignant, The Wine of Solitude is the most autobiographical of all of the novels from the celebrated author of Suite Francaise. Beginning in a fictionalized Kiev, The Wine of Solitud
A literary sanctuary for what Shakespeare called “sessions of sweet silent thought,” this exquisite gathering of poems speaks to the consolations of solitude. Here is Wordsworth wandering “lonely as a
Boundless Solitude tells the story of Handan Sarp, a soprano at the Istanbul City Opera who has struggled throughout her life to come to terms with her lesbianism in a society that shuns the open expr
The photographer Erik Chmil is famous for his photos of vehicles in atmospheric locations. In his latest series, "Solitude," he plays with the curious fact that his usual model is not on view, through
Thoughtful and eloquent, as timely (or timeless) now as when it was originally published in 1956, Thoughts in Solitude addresses the pleasure of a solitary life, as well as the necessity for quiet re
What is the proper place of solitude in human existence? Some thinkers have claimed that solitude is our truest, most ultimate, metaphysically deepest state of being. Others have maintained the contra
Terry Waite, who endured nearly five years of solitary confinement in cruel and terrifying conditions, writes about the power of solitude to shape our lives. Through encounters with people who have ex
The Fortress of Solitude is the story of Dylan Ebdus growing up white and motherless in downtown Brooklyn in the 1970s. It’s a neighborhood where the entertainments include muggings along with games o
Solitude and Other Stories represents Arturo Vivante's quest to use writing to uncover hidden truths. These twenty-four short stories—set in Italy, New England, and Canada—explore various themes, incl
The Lady of Solitude projects a fresh and daring new voice on to the Brazilian literary scene. These transgressive and highly charged erotic stories are all written from a woman's point of view and th
You may be asking, "How do I keep my devotional times fresh?" My response is to have your heart captivated by God.The devotional pieces in this book are born out of quiet times with the Lord, spanning
The Solitude of Compassion, a collection of short stories never before available in English, won popular acclaim when it was originally published in France in 1932. It tells of small-town life in Prov
A New York Times Notable BookFaced with a rare opportunity to experiment with solitude, Doris Grumbach decided to live in her coastal Maine home without speaking to anyone for fifty days. The result i
The Angel of Solitude presides over the lives of eight young lesbian women who strive to achieve an all-female utopia within which homophobia, their pasts and their differences are abolished. As the n
