Furnishing Eternity: A Father, a Son, a Coffin, and a Measure of Life
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| Rating | : | 4.76 (708 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1501105949 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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. He is an associate professor of English at the University of Akron, where he teaches creative nonfiction in the Northeast Ohio Master of Fine Arts Program. He also was a writer for the MTV series Beavis and Butt-Head. His writing has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, the Atlantic, Parade, the Wall Street Journal, Esquire, Grantland, Redbook, and many other publications. About the Author David Giffels is the author of The Hard Way on Purpose: Essays and Dispatches From the Rust Belt, nominated for the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay, the memoir All the Way Home, winner of the Ohioana Book Awar
He is an associate professor of English at the University of Akron, where he teaches creative nonfiction in the Northeast Ohio Master of Fine Arts Program. His writing has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, the Atlantic, Parade, the Wall Street Journal, Esquire, Grantland, Redbook, and many other publications. He also was a writer for the
The unexpected death of his mother and, a year later, of his best friend, coupled with turning fifty and the growing realization that his father won’t always be around for such offbeat adventures, leads to a harsh confrontation with mortality and loss. Furnishing Eternity is the story of a year brought down by loss, a family finding hope in its roots, and the unexpected epiphanies to be found in the things we build. So when he enlisted his eighty-one-year-old dad for the unusual project of building a casket, he thought of it mostly as a way to learn and to spend time together. From the acclaimed author of The Hard Way on Purpose, a vibrant, heartfelt memoir about confronting mortality, surviving loss, finding resilience in one’s Midwest roots and seeking a father’s wisdom through an unusual woodworking project—constructing his own coffin.David Giffels grew up fascinated by his father’s dusty, tool-strewn workshop and the countless creations—both practical and fantastical—it inspired. Life had other plans. In this soulful, panoramic memoir and father-son story, Giffels confronts some of the hardest questions common people face with wisdom and humor, unraveling the absence and presence of the people who define