The Pathless Country by James Harpur Paperback Book

Description: The Pathless Country by James Harpur The Pathless Country is the debut novel by the internationally recognised poet, James Harpur. Deftly weaving threads of political history with fin de siecle alternative thought, radicalism and spirituality, James vividly conjures a world of firebrands and mystics, a landscape where the only waymarks are those of the conscience and the spirit. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 1900s London:For Patrick Bowley, fresh from rural Galway, a place of mind-expanding encounters with mystics, suffragettes, theosophists and free-thinkers. Drawn into the world of such luminaries as Jiddu Krishnamurti, Annie Besant and W B Yeats, it seems that Patrick is on a quest for meaning that will bear fruit. But a bruising failure in romance leaves him disillusioned with London and its class divisions and, in spiritual crisis, he flees to the familiarity of rural Ireland. But Patrick finds no peace and as Europe slides towards war and Ireland towards rebellion, his longing to shut out the world is challenged by a vocation to preach peace in Ireland that will not be quieted. And so he begins an epic pilgrimage to Dublin, arriving days before the 1916 Easter Rising. It is here that Patricks journey reaches a gripping climax – one that finally reveals the true nature of the pathless country.Winner of the J G Farrell Award and an Irish Writers Centre Novel Fair Award, James Harpurs debut novel deftly weaves a story of spiritual awakening with fin de siècle alternative thought, love and political history, exploring how conscience and spiritual quest survive in an atmosphere of war, sectarianism and class hierarchy. Author Biography James Harpur is an internationally recognised poet and writer. His poetry has been collected by Anvil and Carcanet-his most recent collection, The White Silhouette (2018), was an Irish Times Book of the Year; his non-fiction has been published, amongst others, by Shambhala Publications. A past winner of the British National Poetry Competition and a Patrick and Katherine Kavanagh Fellowship, Jamess work has appeared in The Irish Times, The Guardian, The Independent and The Financial Times, and has been featured on RTE Radio 1 and BBC Radio 4. A member of Aosdana, the Irish Academy of the Arts, James lives in West Cork. Review a wonderful novel … psychological, intense, pulsing ... — Thomas McCarthy Details ISBN1911540114 Author James Harpur Publisher Cinnamon Press Year 2021 ISBN-10 1911540114 ISBN-13 9781911540113 Publication Date 2021-09-06 UK Release Date 2021-09-06 Format Paperback Imprint Cinnamon Press Place of Publication Blaenau Ffestiniog Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2021-09-06 NZ Release Date 2021-09-06 Pages 284 DEWEY 823.92 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:133070863;

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