{"product_id":"feasting-the-heart-isbn-9780743203708","title":"Feasting the Heart","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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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.","brand":"Scribner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48682977886437,"sku":"NP9780743203708","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/O_16954589-5af2-4a72-ac5b-9dcae915cb64.jpg?v=1775168967","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/feasting-the-heart-isbn-9780743203708","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}