Book description
Conamara in the West of Ireland has a strange and beautiful landscape
- a landscape of intense contrasts uniquely dependent on light and
shade. In daylight, a subtle radiance of gentle colours envelops the
place. Yet on the threshold of darkness, the fading light reveals an
almost haunted vista of mysterious beauty. In this exquisitely crafted
collection of poetry, John O'Donohue evokes the vital energy and
rhythm of the Conamara landscape, engaging with earth, sky and sea,
and the majestic mountains that silently preside over this glorious
region. Here too, as he draws upon the ancient memory and history of
this sacred place, he focuses upon the power of language and the
vagaries of human need and passion, tenderly revealing the fragile
vulnerability of love and friendship.
Written with penetrating insight and a deftness of touch, Conamara
Blues offers a unique, imaginative vision of a landscape steeped in
mystery and legend - a landscape of hope and possibility that is at
once both familiar and unknown.
John O'Donohue was awarded a Ph. D. in philosophical theology from
the University of Tübingen in 1990. He is the author of several works,
including a collection of poems, Echoes of Memory, a book on the
philosophy of Hegel,
Person als Vermittlung
,
Conamara Blues
, and the international bestsellers,
Anam Cara, Eternal Echoes
and
Divine Beauty
. His latest book,
Benedictus: A Book of Blessings
, will
be published in 2007. He travels widely in Europe and the US, where he
lectures and holds workshops. He lives in Ireland.
