Joy Williams offers ninety-nine illuminations on mortality as she brings her powers of observation to Azrael, the Angel of Death and transporter of souls.
Balancing the extraordinary and the humble, the bizarre and the beatific, the book presents Azrael as a thoughtful and troubled protagonist as he confronts the holy impossibility of his task, his uneasy relationship with Death and his friendship with the Devil. In this follow-up to Williams’ 99 Stories of God, a collection of connected beings – ranging from ordinary people to great artists such as Kafka, Nietzche, Bach and Rilke to dogs, birds, horses and butterflies – experience the varying fate of the soul, transient yet everlasting.
Profound, sorrowful, witty and ecstatic, Concerning the Future of Souls will leave readers awestruck in their confrontation of life in the face of death.
Joy Williams
Concerning the Future of Souls
Ninety-Nine Stories of Azrael
Concerning the Future of Souls
Ninety-Nine Stories of Azrael
Idioma Inglés ● Formato EPUB ● ISBN 9781805222545 ● Editorial Profile ● Ciudad London ● País GB ● Publicado 2024 ● Descargable 24 meses ● Divisa EUR ● ID 9262923 ● Protección de copia Adobe DRM
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