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How Did I Get Here? by Jesse Browner (2015, New Unread ARC; uncorrected proof)
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0062275690
ISBN-13
9780062275691
eBay Product ID (ePID)
204109097
Product Key Features
Book Title
How Did I Get Here? : Making Peace with the Road Not Taken
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Intergovernmental Organizations, Personal Growth / Happiness, Personal Memoirs, General, American / General, Literary
Publication Year
2015
Genre
Literary Criticism, Political Science, Self-Help, Biography & Autobiography, Literary Collections
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
14.2 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2014-041565
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
A beautifully written, erudite, and thought-provoking examination of the underpinnings of a creative life., Wistful, emboldening, questioning, provocative, and whimsical... Browner understands that there are many ways to get to where one wants to be. He offers inspiration on both literary and personal levels., Jesse Browner's extraordinary inquiry into the path taken is hilarious, moving, and always wonderful. Sometimes baffled, sometimes amused, sometimes horrified, he offers a mid-way meditation on a life half-lived and clears, for himself and the reader, a new space of hope., Literarily informed and philosophically engaged, Browner's essays are infused with a rueful ambivalence as well as an all-too-human longing for possible pasts and futures., By turns hilarious, profound, and unexpected, [Browner] leaves us to understand that while our lives may have wound up on a different shore than the one we'd set our sights on, that's not such a bad thing. The only possible us is the us who happened., A beautifully crafted, soul-searching investigation that cannot leave us unmoved...Jesse Browner breaks wide open our tendency to let life ebb away in a complacent opacity, allowing essential questions to surge forth: should I seek fame, wealth and power or freedom, creativity and fulfillment?, Wistful, emboldening, questioning, provocative, and whimsical... Browner understands thatthere are many ways to get to where one wants to be. He offers inspiration on both literary and personal levels., "A beautifully crafted, soul-searching investigation that cannot leave us unmoved...Jesse Browner breaks wide open our tendency to let life ebb away in a complacent opacity, allowing essential questions to surge forth: should I seek fame, wealth and power or freedom, creativity and fulfillment?" -- Matthieu Ricard, author of Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill "Could this book be any more intriguing? Wise, self-effacing, sweet, and scorning, to our great privilege, Jesse Browner, on the hallowed path of the classic seeker, rends open his heart and mind. How lucky we are to be invited on his hero's journey!" -- Joel Rose, author of The Blackest Bird and co-author of Get Jiro! "Literarily informed and philosophically engaged, Browner's essays are infused with a rueful ambivalence as well as an all-too-human longing for possible pasts and futures." -- Kirkus Reviews "Exceptional." -- Library Journal "Jesse Browner's extraordinary inquiry into the path taken is hilarious, moving, and always wonderful. Sometimes baffled, sometimes amused, sometimes horrified, he offers a mid-way meditation on a life half-lived and clears, for himself and the reader, a new space of hope." -- Joseph O'Neill, author of Netherland and The Dog "A beautifully written, erudite, and thought-provoking examination of the underpinnings of a creative life." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Wistful, emboldening, questioning, provocative, and whimsical... Browner understands that there are many ways to get to where one wants to be. He offers inspiration on both literary and personal levels." -- Booklist By turns hilarious, profound, and unexpected, [Browner] leaves us to understand that while our lives may have wound up on a different shore than the one we'd set our sights on, that's not such a bad thing. The only possible us is the us who happened. -- Karen Karbo, Los Angeles Review of Books, A beautifully crafted, soul-searching investigation that cannot leave us unmoved…Jesse Browner breaks wide open our tendency to let life ebb away in a complacent opacity, allowing essential questions to surge forth: should I seek fame, wealth and power or freedom, creativity and fulfillment?, Could this book be any more intriguing? Wise, self-effacing, sweet, and scorning, to our great privilege, Jesse Browner, on the hallowed path of the classic seeker, rends open his heart and mind. How lucky we are to be invited on his hero's journey!
Dewey Decimal
813/.54 B
Synopsis
A literary exploration that seeks to answer the question: Have I lived the life I intended Based on an essay he wrote for Poets & Writers magazine, Jesse Browner, a novelist who finds himself torn between his creative calling and a full-time job in the civil service, asks hard questions about the choices life imposes on us, and our tendency to believe in a parallel, alternative existence where we might have felt more fulfilled, more free, more true to ourselves. He wonders: Is the genuine artist made by single-minded devotion to his craft Do we compromise our dreams in service to family and work In the face of life's inevitable disappointments, how do we learn to reassess our own achievements and live without regret These questions prompted Browner to take a hard look at the lifelong journey that brought him to this moment of existential doubt. He divides his adult life into five distinct phases: ambition, love, work, fulfillment, and wisdom. Sketching portraits of himself at each stage, he looks for the idiosyncrasies, blind spots, and commonalities that led him to question every assumption he has ever made about who he is and the nature of his ambitions, his successes, and his failures. He also draws on the lives of others, from Franz Kafka to indie rocker Elliott Smith to his own sister, in search of understanding and guidance. What he finds in his courageous quest is inspiring and honest-sometimes brutally so-touching on what it means to live a life with intention and meaning., A literary exploration that asks seeks to answer the question: Have I lived the life I intended? Jesse Browner, a novelist with a full-time job at the United Nations, has written a book reminiscent of the Talking Heads classic song "Once in a Lifetime." Based on an essay he wrote for Poets and Writers Magazine, Browner asks hard questions about life choices, about the tendency to believe there is a parallel life that might have been more fulfilling or more free. He wonders: Is the true artist made by single-minded devotion to his craft? Do we compromise our dreams in service to responsibilities to family and jobs? These questions prompted Browner to take a hard look at himself and the evolution that brought him to this moment of existential doubt. In How Did I Get Here? he divides his adult life into five distinct phases--ambition, love, work, fulfillment, and serenity. Sketching portraits of himself at every stage, he looks for idiosyncrasies, commonalities, and clues--signposts that lead him to today. He also draws on the lives of others, from Franz Kafka to his sister to indie rocker Elliott Smith, in search of understanding. What he finds in his courageous quest is bravely honest and inspiring, touching on what it means to live a life with intention and meaning., A literary exploration that asks seeks to answer the question: Have I lived the life I intended? Jesse Browner, a novelist with a full-time job at the United Nations, has written a book reminiscent of the Talking Heads classic song "Once in a Lifetime." Based on an essay he wrote for Poets and Writers Magazine , Browner asks hard questions about life choices, about the tendency to believe there is a parallel life that might have been more fulfilling or more free. He wonders: Is the true artist made by single-minded devotion to his craft? Do we compromise our dreams in service to responsibilities to family and jobs? These questions prompted Browner to take a hard look at himself and the evolution that brought him to this moment of existential doubt. In How Did I Get Here? he divides his adult life into five distinct phases--ambition, love, work, fulfillment, and serenity. Sketching portraits of himself at every stage, he looks for idiosyncrasies, commonalities, and clues--signposts that lead him to today. He also draws on the lives of others, from Franz Kafka to his sister to indie rocker Elliott Smith, in search of understanding. What he finds in his courageous quest is bravely honest and inspiring, touching on what it means to live a life with intention and meaning.
LC Classification Number
PS3552.R774Z46 2015
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