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House of Prayer No. 2: A Writer's Journey Home (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781400077779)
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xCrippled by deformed hips as a child, Mark Richard was told he would spend his adult life in a wheelchair. The son of an unpredictable, violent father and a mother who sought inner peace through scripture, Richard spent his bedridden childhood in the company of books. As a young man, he set out to experience as much of the world as possible before his hips failed him. He spent years doing odd jobs and getting into trouble, grappling throughout with his faith and his calling, before winning a national fiction contest and launching an extraordinary writing career.
In this irresistible blend of history, travelogue, and personal reflection, Richard draws a remarkable portrait of a writer's struggle with his faith, the evolution of his art, and the recognition of one's singularity in the face of painful disability.Author: Mark Richard
ISBN-10: 140007777X
ISBN-13: 9781400077779
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 02/14/2012
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.70d
Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 03/25/2012 pg. 28
By Mark Richard
xMark Richard is the author of two award-winning short story collections, The Ice at the Bottom of the World and Charity, and the novel Fishboy. His short stories and journalism have appeared in the New York Times, The New Yorker, Harper's, Esquire, Vogue, and GQ. He is the recipient of the PEN/Hemingway Award, a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, and a Whiting Foundation Writer's Award. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and their three sons.
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