{"product_id":"a-poet-of-the-invisible-world-paperback","title":"A Poet of the Invisible World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Golding\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA FINALIST FOR THE LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the tradition of Hermann Hesse's \u003ci\u003eSiddhartha\u003c\/i\u003e comes a new spiritual novel that is a stunning feat of storytelling and imagination.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Poet of the Invisible World \u003c\/i\u003efollows Nouri, a boy born in thirteenth-century Persia with four ears instead of two. Orphaned as an infant, he's taken into a Sufi order, where he meets an assortment of dervishes and embarks on a path toward spiritual awakening. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong the way, Nouri will find himself in the sumptuous court of a sultan, a barren farm in the hills of Spain, a bustling city on the north coast of Africa, and a monastery perched high in the mountains. He will fall in love--and encounter\u003cbr\u003ean adversary who will try to destroy that love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Nouri stumbles from one experience to the next, he grows into manhood. Each trial he endures will shatter another obstacle within--and lead him toward transcendence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMichael Golding's previous work has been described as \"brilliant\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Cleveland Plain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"so lavish and so colorful, it's like a meal in the open air, laid out on brocade\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e). With this new novel, seven years in the writing, he has created a gripping tale that deals with many of life's deepest questions.\u003ci\u003e A Poet of \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ethe Invisible World\u003c\/i\u003e will astonish readers as it awakens them to the poetry inside themselves.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Golding\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Philadelphia and educated at Duke, Oxford, and the University of California at Irvine, where he received the Gellman Founder's Award. He began his career as an actor, appearing in numerous Off-Broadway shows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis first novel, \u003ci\u003eSimple Prayers\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 1994. It has been translated into nine foreign languages and a film adaptation is in development. \u003ci\u003eBenjamin's Gift\u003c\/i\u003e, his second novel, was published in 2000.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael's translation of Alessandro Baricco's stage play \u003ci\u003eNovecento\u003c\/i\u003e opened the 2002 Edinburgh Festival and his screenplay adaptation of the best-selling novel \u003ci\u003eSilk\u003c\/i\u003e was released in 2007. Directed by Francois Girard and starring Keira Knightley and Alfred Molina, it was a featured selection at the Toronto Film Festival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael has lived in New York, Paris, Venice, London, Amsterdam, and Moscow and resides in the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas in Northern California. He teaches writing and literature at Yuba College. His third novel is\u003ci\u003e A Poet of the Invisible World\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761039114528,"sku":"9781250071286","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2da694bd06b524ef055707a0315cc170.webp?v=1780197930","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-poet-of-the-invisible-world-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}