Song of Two Worlds

by Alan Lightman

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“VERDICT A vivid and moving book-length narrative poem that places the reader inside of a universe of wonder; of interest to poetry readers and beyond.” —Library Journal

From the author of international bestseller Einstein's Dreams and National Book Award nominee The Diagnosis.

After decades of living “hung like a dried fly,” emptied and haunted by his past, the narrator, a man who has lost his faith in all things following a mysterious personal tragedy, awakens one morning revitalized and begins a Dante-like journey to find something to believe in, first turning to the world of science and then to the world of philosophy, religion, and human life. As his personal story is slowly revealed, little by little, we confront the great questions of the cosmos and of the human heart, some questions with answers and others without. An exciting new illustrated edition of a unique narrative poem.

  • ISBN13 9781597090322
  • Publish Date 30 March 2017 (first published 1 January 2010)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Red Hen Press
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 160
  • Language English