The Passionate Eye: - (Collected Writings of Suzanne Vega) by Suzanne Vega (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Suzanne Vega is a poet of the urban streets whose passionate eye catches the motion and vibrant color of the life that surrounds us all. In this volume are her collected writings: poems and stories; song lyrics and overheard conversations; remembrances of times past and faraway countries.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>I smash my head against this world until I understand it.<P>SUZANNE VEGA IS A POET OF THE URBAN STREETS WHOSE PASSIONATE EYE CATCHES THE MOTION AND VIBRANT COLOR OF THE LIFE THAT SURROUNDS US ALL. WITH EVOCATIVE IMAGES AND CLEAR-SIGHTED TRUTHS, SHE TRANSFORMS EXPERIENCE INTO DARK AND BEAUTIFUL ART. IN THIS VOLUME ARE HER COLLECTED WRITINGS: POEMS AND STORIES; SONG LYRICS AND OVERHEARD CONVERSATIONS; REMEMBRANCES OF TIMES PAST AND FARAWAY COUNTRIES. THROUGH HER WORDS A PORTRAIT EMERGES OF AN EXEMPLARY ARTIST AND UNIQUE INDIVIDUAL WHOSE PASSION EMBRACES THE ENTIRE SCOPE OF HUMAN EXISTENCE.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>?Suzanne Vega is a writer at heart?[The Passionate Eye is a] sharply observed compilation of poetry, confessional vignettes, and journal entries?Vega proves adept at spotting uncommon details and conveying them in unfettered prose.?--"Entertainment Weekly?Arresting and surprising?lively, insightful, frequently very funny?["The Passionate Eye]is marked by small truths about our lives, little revelations discovered through our quotidian days and lonely nights?Vega not only has a terrific eye for detail, but she has a narrative voice that is compelling and convincing.?--"Boston Tab"Like her music, Vega's prose is studded with precise images that prove her a keen observer of the world around her."--"Publisher's Weekly<br><br>"LIKE HER MUSIC, VEGA'S PROSE IS STUDDED WITH PRECISE IMAGES THAT PROVE HER A KEEN OBSERVER OF THE WORLD AROUND HER.... THERE IS A POIGNANT MIXTURE OF TOUGHNESS AND FRAGILITY IN VEGA'S WORK THAT WILL RESONATE EVEN WITH READERS WHO'VE NEVER HEARD HER SING". -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY<br>
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