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These are some of the questions at the heart of this powerful book. Trachtenberg, whose previous work, the book of calamities, explored the varietiesof human suffering, may at first seem to have traded woe and. We caught up with the 59yearold writer, who has since reunited with biscuit, and talked to him about the crazy kind of love we have for our feline pets. Five questions about suffering and its meaning this fantasy of immunity arose out of traditional american exceptionalism but became prevalent only amid the euphoric abundance of the postwar years. What enables some people to emerge from tragedy while others are spiritually crushed by it. Reputation and federal emergency preparedness agencies, 19482003. See all books authored by peter trachtenberg, including another insane devotion. The book of calamities by peter trachtenberg hachette book group. What remains is a sense of marvel at human forbearance against all our agonies and perhaps that is the only answer there is to suffering. Five questions about suffering, when he writes that everybody suffers.
Five questions about suffering and its meaning ebook. The author is grateful to leonid polyakov for support in preparation of this article. On december 4, peter trachtenberg received the 2009 ralph waldo emerson award for his book the book of calamities. Peter trachtenberg is a nonfiction writer and journalist whose books include 7 tattoos and the book of calamities. Dec 30, 2012 trachtenberg, whose previous work, the book of calamities, explored the varietiesof human suffering, may at first seem to have traded woe and wickedness for cuteness, but make no mistake. Aug 27, 2008 peter trachtenberg is the author of the book of calamitiesand7 tattoos. He is the recipient of whiting writers award, a fellowship from the john simon guggenheim memorial foundation, a fellowship from the new york foundation for the arts, the nelson algren award for short fiction, and a bellagio residency. Peter trachtenberg holds a ba from sarah lawrence college and an ma from the city college of new york. So when i got peter trachtenberg s new memoir, another insane devotion. The trachtenberg speed system of basic mathematics. Aug 20, 2008 peter trachtenberg is the author of the memoir 7 tattoos, the book of calamities. I kept coming back to this peter trachtenberg passage from the introduction to his 2008 book of calamities. Peter trachtenberg core faculty bennington writing.
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