Paperback, 180 pages
Life, it has been said, is just 'one damned thing
after another'. For Brian Coman, though, the experiences have been anything but
humdrum. In this collection of essays, he ranges over a vast tapestry of
experiences from ferreting rabbits, to the pleasures of reading The Odyssey and
listening to church bells. Religion, philosophy, modern music noise, Freddie
Ayer's 'amorous dalliances', and Chinese ghost stories - it's all here in this
eclectic compilation. Most of these essays have previously appeared in Quadrant
magazine but are here gathered together in a single volume. This is an
eminently readable collection, combining wit and serious reflection on the
human condition. The essays will delight both the serious and the casual
reader.
