{"product_id":"subtle-gravity-by-leonhard-praeg","title":"Subtle Gravity by Leonhard Praeg","description":"\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781869144760\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUniversity Of KwaZulu-Natal Press, 15 January 2022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, \u003cspan\u003e320 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat is addiction? Who is an addict, and why? Are we only addicted to substances, or also to patterns of thought: self-loathing, doubt, obsessive thinking, and perhaps even silence? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSubtle Gravity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, like Praeg’s first novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eImitation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, departs from the assumption that we are all addicts. We all struggle with being alone. Taking as a point of departure an extreme form of addiction—a commitment to the silence we know precedes the violence that language imposes on us—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSubtle Gravity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e maps a possible way back from addiction through a playful engagement with Buddhism, Christian mysticism, and, of course, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSubtle Gravity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e deals with addiction as both a philosophical and spiritual issue or phenomenon. Insights from Buddhism, Christian mysticism,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IH PENTZ BOOKSELLERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46679457071266,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0364\/4047\/3732\/files\/71mYf8am6XL._SY522.jpg?v=1773736176","url":"https:\/\/pentzbooks.co.za\/products\/subtle-gravity-by-leonhard-praeg","provider":"I H Pentz Booksellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}