Home Body On the Erotics of Keyholes, the Pathos of Closets, the Willfulness of Beds and Other Evocations

Name: Home Body On the Erotics of Keyholes, the Pathos of Closets, the Willfulness of Beds and Other Evocations
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ISBN: 9780880015141

ISBN-10: 0880015144

ISBN-13: 9780880015141

Edition: 1997

Authors: John Thorne

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In what may be the most delightfully uncanny investigation of the domestic dwelling since Lewis Carroll, John Thorne puzzles out such enigmas as why things get lost in closets, why chairs have backs instead of fronts, what mirrors look at when we're not around, and why houses are rarely haunted anymore. His unexpected and occasionally unsettling answers transform the totally familiar - keyholes, floors, windows, doorknobs, cellars, stairways, bathtubs, even dust - into objects of mystery. In twenty colorful vignettes, Thorne recalls fragmented memories of the many places he has inhabited and converses on the seemingly unremarkable elements that make each house a home. Simple events such as…

Book details

List price: $15.00
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 80
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English

John Thorne lives in Northampton, Massachusetts, where he publishes the bimonthly food newsletter Simple Cooking.