{"product_id":"another-life-on-memory-language-love-and-the-passage-of-time","title":"Another Life: On Memory, Language, Love, and the Passage of Time","description":"A rewarding philosophical essay on memory, language, love, and the passage of time, from a Greek immigrant who became one of Sweden’s most highly respected writers\n\n“Nobody should write after the age of seventy-five,” a friend had said. At seventy-seven, struggling with the weight of writer’s block, Theodor Kallifatides makes the difficult decision to sell the Stockholm studio where he diligently worked for decades and retire. Unable to write, and yet unable to not write, he travels to his native Greece in the hope of rediscovering that lost fluidity of language.\n\nIn this slim memoir, Kallifatides explores the interplay of meaningful living and meaningful work, and the timeless question of how to reconcile oneself to aging. But he also comments on worrying trends in contemporary Europe—from religious intolerance and prejudice against immigrants to housing crises and gentrification—and his sadness at the battered state of his beloved Greece.\n\nKallifatides offers an eloquent, thought-provoking meditation on the writing life, and an author’s place in a changing world.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1590519450\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1590519450.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Kallifatides, Theodor|Delargy, Marlaine\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42786708783165,"sku":"BVV.1590519450.G","price":7.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1590519450-0.jpg?v=1765215938","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/another-life-on-memory-language-love-and-the-passage-of-time","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}