The eye is sovereign in every art but music. Reading, writing and
painting are all but soundless deeds of sight."" These are the
words of Reynolds Price (1933-2011), one America's greatest
writers. In his novels, short stories, poems and plays - forty-one
books in all - Price renders with keenness, clarity and profound
eloquence the experience of life, both the visible and invisible,
the outward and the interior. What is not well known is that Price
was also a visionary collector. In his modest North Carolina house,
nestled among southern pines and hardwoods, Price - confined to a
wheelchair for the last three decades of his life - curated and
arranged his books, photographs, paintings, sculptures, masks,
religious icons, and objects he collected, purchased, or was given
over the years, creating a visual environment that directly
reflected his life, his experiences, his passions and
preoccupations. After his death in 2011, Price's family invited
acclaimed photographer, Alex Harris to photograph the house. In
this remarkably intimate and revealing book, Harris and his wife,
writer Margaret Sartor, pair sixty of Harris's color photographs
with excerpts from Price's fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and
interviews. As longtime neighbors and friends who spent time in his
house over many years, they show the ways in which the art and
memorabilia Price collected inspired his writing and illuminates
connections between the visible world he constructed and the
creations of his mind. As we turn the pages of this book, it is as
if Reynolds Price himself takes us on a guided tour of his home.
And as we walk through his rooms, he reveals his private world,
recounts significant episodes in his life, and speaks with wisdom
and humor about the people, ideas, and beliefs most important to
him. As readers we follow, we listen, and we see. Reynolds Price's
connection to his house - where he lived and worked for over four
decades - offers insight into our own lives and loves, teaches us
about the importance of place, shows how to be fully engaged in the
world, how to strive to live a meaningful life.
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