{"product_id":"art-of-loading-brush-new-agrarian-writings-the","title":"Art of Loading Brush: New Agrarian Writings, The","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn Berry's new book, \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Loading Brush\u003c\/i\u003e, he is a frustrated advocate, speaking out against local wastefulness and distant idealism; he is a gentle friend, asserting, as he always has, the hope possible in caring for the world, and your specific place in it . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Loading Brush\u003c\/i\u003e is singular in Berry's corpus.--\u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Berry] has never written better. --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWendell Berry's profound critique of American culture has entered its sixth decade, and in this gathering he reaches with deep devotion toward a long view of Agrarian philosophy. Mr. Berry believes that American cultural problems are nearly always aligned with their agricultural problems, and recent events have shone a terrible spotlight on the divides between our urban and rural citizens. Our communities are as endangered as our landscapes. There is, as Berry outlines, still much work to do, and our daily lives--in hope and affection--must triumph over despair. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMr. Berry moves deftly between the real and the imagined. \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Loading Brush\u003c\/i\u003e is an energetic mix of essays and stories, including \"The Thought of Limits in a Prodigal Age,\" which explores Agrarian ideals as they present themselves historically and as they might apply to our work today. \"The Presence of Nature in the Natural World\" is added here as the bookend of this developing New Agrarianism. Four stories extend the Port William story as it follows Andy Catlett throughout his life to this present moment. Andy works alongside his grandson in \"The Art of Loading Brush,\" one of the most moving and tender stories of the entire Port William cycle. Filled with insights and new revelations from a mind thorough in its considerations and careful in its presentations, \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Loading Brush\u003c\/i\u003e is a necessary and timely collection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBerry's essays, continuing arguments begun in \u003ci\u003eThe Unsettling of America\u003c\/i\u003e 40 years ago, will be familiar to longtime readers, blending his farm work with his interests in literature old and new . . . Vintage Berry sure to please and instruct his many admirers.--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Counterpoint LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39328648298596,"sku":"9781619020382","price":22.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/suomalainen-test.myshopify.com\/products\/art-of-loading-brush-new-agrarian-writings-the","provider":"Suomalainen Test","version":"1.0","type":"link"}