'Toccata and Fugue (ignite the sky)' is a book for the inquisitive,
the contentious, the aficionado of ideas, and anyone else wielding
opinions on why we are who we are. Douglas, a wealthy socialite
with mother issues, lacks all conviction, but is full of certainty,
especially about the value of gender lopsided sexual gatherings and
other men's wives. His young friend, Robert, has doubts about
everything, especially himself, but believes that there is, or
should be, a moral order to life, although he isn't sure what it
is. Starting from Douglas' position of certainty and Robert's of
doubt, there follows the first of three conversational chains, each
chain comprising one day, that passing from one set of characters
to the next, roams through ideas that, consciously or
unconsciously, form a complex of interrelated concepts that animate
and determine individual, social, and national perspectives. This
is, perhaps, an improbable book; a mad, nimble, questionable book
that questions much that is generally believed to be beyond
questioning, and should anyone be persuaded to any presented point
or perspective, its final conversation provides means to oppose its
own presentations, as should any honest argument. Unlikely of a
book as it may be, frequently skirting the outside of the social
fringe of normal conversational material, it nonetheless holds true
to its underlying concern: Who are we and why are we who we are?
General
Imprint: |
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
June 2013 |
First published: |
June 2013 |
Authors: |
David Reeder
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
470 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4903-2845-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
Promotions
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LSN: |
1-4903-2845-9 |
Barcode: |
9781490328454 |
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