For the love of letters the joy of slow communication
Remember letters? They were good, weren't they? The thrill of receiving that battered envelope, all the better for the wait . . . In this richly entertaining book, paper geek John OConnell puts forward a passionate case for the value of letter-writing in a distracted, technology-obsessed world....
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| Sprache: | eng |
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New York, NY
Marble Arch Press
2013
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| Ausgabe: | First Marble Arch Press trade paperback edition |
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Remember letters? They were good, weren't they? The thrill of receiving that battered envelope, all the better for the wait . . . In this richly entertaining book, paper geek John OConnell puts forward a passionate case for the value of letter-writing in a distracted, technology-obsessed world. Drawing on great examples from the past, he shows that the best letters have much to teach us Samuel Richardsons familiar letters; Wilfred Owens outpourings to his mother; the sly observational charms of Jane Austen. And in doing so he reminds us of the kind of letters we would all write if we had the time the perfect thank-you letter, a truly empathetic condolence letter, and of course the heartfelt declaration of love. Was there a Golden Age of Letters? Why is handwriting so important? Can we ever regain the hallowed slowness of the pre-Twitter era? In answering these questions O'Connell shows how a proper letter is an object to be cherished, it's crafting an act of exposure which gives shape and meaning to the chaos of life |
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| Beschreibung: | 192 Seiten 21 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781501149863 1501149865 |