Beschreibung:
In this book the author addresses the problem of growing old and the "e;warts of the soul"e; which, if gouged out, ruin the flesh. We must wait, he says, for the evil in us to die naturally. Presenting a peeled potato, a dance in the kitchen and a visit to the aged mother of a childhood friend, he considers our struggle, our efforts to achieve aesthetic perfection and suggests some resolutions. Patrick White is a Nobel Prize-winning author. His novels include "e;The Tree of Man"e;, "e;Voss"e;, "e;The Vivisector"e;, "e;A Fringe of Leaves"e;, "e;The Twyborn Affair"e; and "e;Memoirs of Many in One"e;.
In this book the author addresses the problem of growing old and the "e;warts of the soul"e; which, if gouged out, ruin the flesh. We must wait, he says, for the evil in us to die naturally. Presenting a peeled potato, a dance in the kitchen and a visit to the aged mother of a childhood friend, he considers our struggle, our efforts to achieve aesthetic perfection and suggests some resolutions. Patrick White is a Nobel Prize-winning author. His novels include "e;The Tree of Man"e;, "e;Voss"e;, "e;The Vivisector"e;, "e;A Fringe of Leaves"e;, "e;The Twyborn Affair"e; and "e;Memoirs of Many in One"e;.