{"product_id":"feasting-the-heart-reynolds-price-9780743203708","title":"Feasting the Heart: Fifty-Two Commentaries for the Air","description":"\u003cb\u003eRanging from his experiences as a writer to topics of faith and racial intolerance, Reynolds Price's stories from National Public Radio's \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered\u003c\/i\u003e showcase the author's consistent talent for lyrical prose and insightful observations--and all those stories are now compiled here in \u003ci\u003eThe Feasting Heart\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the fall of 1993, Alice Winkler of National Public Radio's \"Morning Edition\" asked Reynolds Price to write a short story for a Christmas morning broadcast. This assignment would result in NPR's inviting Price to join its varied group of commentators on \"All Things Considered.\" The laws of radio require a concision that became a welcome new discipline for Price; these are all the personal essays which he has broadcast since July 25, 1995. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether recounting events from his past, examining the details of his current experience as a writer, teacher, traveler, and general witness of the world, Price demonstrates in his direct prose that a writer can instantly connect with his audience. He discusses a few predictable topics--family, the poisonous mysteries of racial intolerance, and faith--but he also deals with new matters: capital punishment, \u003ci\u003eGone With the Wind, \u003c\/i\u003e his adventures while navigating an immensely inaccessible America in a wheelchair; and he provides a memorable piece on childlessness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThroughout, Price never loses sight of the origin of either the word or the spirit of the essay--the French word connotes a \u003ci\u003etry, \u003c\/i\u003e an \u003ci\u003eattempt\u003c\/i\u003e --and each piece here is a well-formed, revealing, often amusing, and refreshing foray into a moment unlike any we've encountered in other forms from him. We're unlikely to read more thought-provoking work from a commentator for a great time to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Reynolds Price\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0743203704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743203708\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.65h x 5.49w x 0.49d","brand":"Reynolds Price","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44130127347967,"sku":"9780743203708","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_20d56862-de60-4f27-b695-de71e05990e7.jpg?v=1687467714","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/feasting-the-heart-reynolds-price-9780743203708","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}