The Way of Ignorance: And Other Essays
- ISBN-10
- 1593761198
- ISBN-13
- 9781593761196
- Category
- Literary Collections
- Pages
- 180
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-05-17
- Publisher
- Shoemaker & Hoard
- Author
- Wendell Berry
Description
A new collection of essays by the T. S. Eliot Award-winning writer features some of his top writings and explores such themes as security, freedom, and community, in a volume that includes the pieces "The Way of Ignorance," "The Purpose of a Coherent Community," and "Compromise, Hell!" Reprint.
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