Existential Literature

An existential exploration of who we are. (The book establishes a pungent separation between who we are and concepts.)

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here, there and nowhere by Ethan Canter 247 pages (Perfect Bound) 18.95 U.S.A. (not including shipping) for North American and international orders 15.50 EURO. 21.80 CAN. Readers--share your views of here, there, and nowhere at reviews (The reviews will be posted.)

here, there and nowhere is an examination of "the pain of consciousness" in three parts. here deals with consciousness existentially, telling the story of Henry Stilk, a man trapped by and in his own mind who is accused of murdering his lover's younger sister. In there the focus is psychological as the young and impoverished Pigeon pursues his own alienation to the point of madness. nowhere follows the journey of the isolated intellectual Edward Under who by circumstance is yanked from his reclusive life and forced to discover emotion through the young Alexandria and her dying grandfather. Together, these three stories express the confusion and agonies of wondering why we are alive, and point to, not an answer, but a livable resolution to the question.

A philosophical exploration of normative beliefs and concepts.

I Am Existence by by Stephen Garvey 160 pages (Perfect Bound) 21.95 U.S.A. (not including shipping) for North American and international orders 15.50 EURO. 21.80 CAN. Readers--share your views of I Am Existence at reviews (The reviews will be posted.)

I Am Existence is Garvey's first fictional work. It was first published in 1997. The book is a journey through western beliefs and ideas to a deeper understanding of humanity. And more than that, it is a cleansing of Garvey's mind, and thus his attainment (and likely the reader's attainment) of greater individual freedom. The main character in the work, The Solitaire challenges and overcomes most of his beliefs and ideas, through solitude, perseverance, and struggle, and then discovers an idea which explains human consciousness.