Description: Axiomatic by Maria Tumarkin From the winner of the Windham Campbell PrizeWinner of the Melbourne Prize for Literatures Best Writing AwardShortlisted for the 2019 Stella PrizeShortlisted for the Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction in the 2019 NSW Premiers Literary AwardsLonglisted for the 2019 Indie Book Awards for Non-FictionThe past shapes the present-they teach us that in schools and universities. (Shapes? Infiltrates, more like; imbues, infuses.) This past cannot be visited like an ageing aunt. It doesnt live in little zoo enclosures. Half the time, this past is nothing less than the beating heart of the present. So, how to speak of the searing, unpindownable power that the past-ours, our familys, our cultures-wields in the present?Stories are not enough, even though they are essential. And books about history, books of psychology-the best of them take us closer, but still not close enough. Maria Tumarkins Axiomatic is a boundary-shifting fusion of thinking, storytelling, reportage and meditation. It takes as its starting point five axioms- Time Heals All Wounds; History Repeats Itself; Those Who Forget the Past are Condemned to Repeat It; Give Me a Child Before the Age of Seven and I Will Show You the Woman; and You Cant Enter The Same River Twice.These beliefs-or intuitions-about the role the past plays in our present are often evoked as if they are timeless and self-evident truths. It is precisely because they are neither, yet still we are persuaded by them, that they tell us a great deal about the forces that shape our culture and the way we live. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Born in 1974 in the former Soviet Union in a Russian Jewish family, which in 1989 immigrated to Australia, Maria has published four books, Traumascapes, Courage, Otherland and most recently Axiomatic. All have received multiple award shortlistings. In 2020 Maria was awarded the prestigious Windham Campbell Prize for non-fiction. She lives in Melbourne. Promotional "Headline" From the Winner of the Windham Campbell Prize Winner of the Melbourne Prize for Literatures Best Writing Award Longlisted for the 2019 Stella Prize Shortlisted for the NSW Premiers Literary Awards 2019 for the Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction Longlisted in the 2019 Indie Book Awards for Non-Fiction Details ISBN1761043587 Author Maria Tumarkin Format Paperback Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 1761043587 ISBN-13 9781761043581 DEWEY 824.4 Pages 224 Place of Publication Hawthorn Country of Publication Australia Illustrator Gladys Jose Birth 1927 Affiliation Clark University Position journalist Qualifications J.D. Publisher Penguin Random House Australia Publication Date 2021-05-04 Imprint Penguin Random House Australia Audience General NZ Release Date 2021-05-03 AU Release Date 2021-05-03 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:131871737;
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