The Eclipse I Call Father: Essays on Absence

by David Axelrod

In The Eclipse I Call Father: Essays on Absence, David Axelrod recalls a balmy night in May 1970 when he vowed to allow no one and nothing he loves to pass from this life without praise, even if it meant praising the most bewildering losses. In each of these fourteen essays Axelrod delivers on that vow as he ranges across topics as diverse as marriage, Japanese poetry, Craftsman design, Old English riddles, racism, extinction, fatherhood,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870719696
• ISBN13: 9780870719691
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Oregon State University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"