In July, the University of Notre Dame Press published Prisms, Veils: A Book of Fables by David Bentley Hart. For a limited time, we are giving away copies of the book! Enter to win by filling out the form at the bottom of this post. This offer expires August 31st and is open to U.S. residents only.
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“David Bentley Hart is one of the finest writers now writing in English. Hart’s mastery is evident not only in the conception and shape of a given story but in the gorgeous sentences that lead us unerringly to its denouement. Though the veil of mystery he weaves is never entirely lifted, there is at the same time a passion for clarity that, in satisfying us aesthetically, enables us to probe ever more deeply.”
—Henry Weinfield, author of An Alphabet and translator of The Labyrinth of Love
From one of the most-read religious and philosophical scholars in the United States comes a collection of creative, thought-provoking fables.
In Prisms, Veils, David Bentley Hart explores the elusive nature of dreams and the enduring power of mythologies. Moving over themes ranging from the beauty of the natural world to the very nature of consciousness itself, each narrative is threaded through with Hart’s deep religious, cultural, and historical knowledge, drawing readers into an expertly woven tapestry of diverse allusions and deep meaning.
David Bentley Hart is a writer of fiction, religious studies scholar, philosopher, and cultural commentator. He is the author and translator of twenty-three books, including the award-winning You Are Gods.
“With perfect pitch for nature’s colors and tones, equally successful speaking as man, woman, faery, or bard, these mesmerizing tales all manage to become love stories in the shadow of capricious gods. Again David Bentley Hart reveals himself as a wondrous hybrid of creative writer, theologian, and channeler of world cultures. Gorgeous learning experiences for body and spirit.”
—Caryl Emerson, author of All the Same the Words Don’t Go Away