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A candid, literary memoir by the author of the critically acclaimed author of The Tugman's Passage describes his writing career, the growing blindness that transformed his life, causing an increasing dependence, isolation, and inertia, and the technology that restored his sight and the implications of that miracle in terms of his personal and professional worlds. 25,000 first printing.
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"Ablaze with wonder in nature but also at the glorious mess of the human condition."-"The Washington Post Book World"
"The precision with which Hoagland sees and the appetite with which he explores are staggering."-Philip Roth
"A poignant and substantive summing up of the life and work of one of the finest writers this nation has produced."-"The Oregonian
"""Compass Points" is sensual, taut, pungent, and full of the hot licks of a vigorous, involved life." -- Annie Proulx
Ablaze with wonder in nature but also at the glorious mess of the human condition. The Washington Post Book World
The precision with which Hoagland sees and the appetite with which he explores are staggering. Philip Roth
A poignant and substantive summing up of the life and work of one of the finest writers this nation has produced. The Oregonian
Compass Points is sensual, taut, pungent, and full of the hot licks of a vigorous, involved life. -- Annie Proulx"
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"The precision with which Hoagland sees and the appetite with which he explores are staggering."-Philip Roth
"A poignant and substantive summing up of the life and work of one of the finest writers this nation has produced."-"The Oregonian
"""Compass Points" is sensual, taut, pungent, and full of the hot licks of a vigorous, involved life." -- Annie Proulx
Ablaze with wonder in nature but also at the glorious mess of the human condition. The Washington Post Book World
The precision with which Hoagland sees and the appetite with which he explores are staggering. Philip Roth
A poignant and substantive summing up of the life and work of one of the finest writers this nation has produced. The Oregonian
Compass Points is sensual, taut, pungent, and full of the hot licks of a vigorous, involved life. -- Annie Proulx"
Edward Hoagland has written many works of fiction and nonfiction and been nominated for the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the American Book Award. He lives in Bennington, Vermont.
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- Publication date2001
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