Noble Sentiments for an Exile
And Other Writings
- Arts & Literature
- Publisher: Resource Publications (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2024
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Publisher's Description
Noble Sentiments for an Exile is an anthology of meditations on language, travel, and spirituality. The opening, stand-alone lyrical essay charts the anonymous traveler's quest to animate the soundscape of words' inner forms--the chain of sensory impressions that inform the memory and perhaps even the soul. This remarkable anthology was compiled over a period of ten years of travel in Russia, Scandinavia, and the former Soviet Republics. At the heart of this iconic collection lies the poetic memory that lives on through the author's acoustic experience of these places.
Endorsements (2)
“Stephen Pax Leonard’s Noble Sentiments for an Exile gifts its readers with a shimmering mix of philosophy, travel story, and fiction. Leonard’s unrivalled knowledge of linguistics, history, and literature opens the door to new worlds. But what brings the places and people encountered so vividly to life is not merely acuity and wit; it is his compassion.”
“This is a beautiful book. Stephen Pax Leonard’s collection of vignettes and short stories takes us on a captivating journey through different cultures and languages from Greenland to Georgia, exploring how sound shapes our experience of the world. Evocative, haunting, lyrical, and often moving, these stories capture the sounds of many voices and resonate deeply. This is a book to be savored slowly. It stayed with me long after I had finished the last page.”
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