The Ironsmith: A Tale of Obsession, Compulsion and Delusion
Reyoung
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Description
Born out of myth and fairytale, in particular the tradition of the wise old wizard mentoring a bumbling apprentice, and told in language echoing Homer, Beowulf, biblical scripture and John Coltrane, among others, The Ironsmith evolves into a surreal Bildungsroman of a self-perceived "monster," a painfully introverted young man whose obsession with the ancient sport of weightlifting causes him to withdraw into an increasingly delusional world that anachronistically intersects classical Greece, the Middle Ages, the Industrial Age, WWI and II, the tumultuous sixties, and the age of the Internet.
Product Details
Price
$14.99
Publisher
R. R. Bowker
Publish Date
March 23, 2020
Pages
226
Dimensions
5.98 X 9.02 X 0.51 inches | 0.74 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781733446112
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