Archives of Joy - Reflections on Animals and the Nature of Being (Hardcover)

For readers of World of Wonders and the poetry of Mary Oliver comes a joyful, tender memoir of encounters with animals and their potential to transform the life of one writer. Two mismatched ducks quarrel amorously. A tortoise basks on a rock in the sun. Four deer ceremoniously visit a writer's garden to announce the arrival of a newborn fawn. In Archives of Joy, renowned poet, essayist, and novelist Jean-Francois Beauchemin turns his poetic and playful gaze to memories of animals he has known throughout his life, from fleeting encounters to deep relationships. With each meeting, Beauchemin returns to a simple thought: that joy in nature is an essential counterweight to the inescapable awareness of the brevity of life. In short, humorous, and often dreamlike vignettes, Beauchemin meditates on the mysteries of existence, the alchemy of memory, and the entwinement of the animal world with our own-whether he's nursing an injured bird back to health, deciphering the gaze of a judgmental cat, or keeping company with a workhorse nearing its death. His life as a writer and his beloved pet dogs and cats feature often, as do the creatures he encounters in his garden, at farms, or on woodland walks: sparrows, crows, deer, foxes, horses, and cows. Deeply restorative, imaginative, and dreamily poetic, Archives of Joy is a memoir that will stay with readers long after its final page.

General

Imprint:	Greystone Books,Canada
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	May 2023
Authors:	Jean-Francois Beauchemin
Translators:	David Warriner
Dimensions:	133 x 190mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - With printed dust jacket
Pages:	160
ISBN-13:	978-1-77164-932-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Biography > General
LSN:	1-77164-932-1
Barcode:	9781771649322

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