{"product_id":"the-pavese-stone-paperback","title":"The Pavese Stone - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJudith Vollmer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInspired by the legacy of Cesare Pavese, Judith Vollmer's \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Pavese Stone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e unfolds across the Italian countryside and burrows deep into the interior landscapes of memory, mortality, and connection. This is a vivid, haunting, and intimate meditation on the porous boundary between life and death, the longing for communion, the brutality of reality, and the quiet grace that resides within it. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these pages, fortitude, elegy, and quiet dignity are interwoven with a profound desire for expansion. Vollmer's poems offer a sharp attentiveness to the textures of daily life, remaining firmly grounded in the physical world even as the speaker questions the soul's place within it. This is a book of deep listening and keen observation, where even the smallest gesture--such as severing the leather cords of a tethered owl--becomes an act of radical grace. \u003cem\u003eThe Pavese Stone\u003c\/em\u003e reminds us of the power in meeting another's gaze and truly witnessing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNear the end, Vollmer invites the reader to embrace and celebrate the ceremony of what one might even consider an unceremonious life: \u003cem\u003e\"Here is a ring I would slide onto your finger, \/ a plain thread.\" \u003c\/em\u003eThe poems of \u003cem\u003eThe Pavese Stone \u003c\/em\u003efind their beauty in the ordinary, elevating moments of stillness and loss into sacred space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.3 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 10, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45995807113413,"sku":"9781967149087","price":27.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/OfZ2kct7ii9781967149087.webp?v=1774306305","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-pavese-stone-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}