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DescriptionAlready translated into ten languages, this brief testament to the transformative power of ideas is resonating with readersespecially the rising generationthroughout the world. Nobility of Spirit is a spiritual journey to the source of those valuesespecially truth, freedom and dignitythat must be sustained in order for civilization to flourish. Riemen explores the tradition from Socrates and Spinoza, to Goethe, Whitman, and Thomas Mannsingular individuals who courageously refused to compromise their ideals, and he engages with them with great insight, intimacy and invention. It is the anti-fascist Mann with whom Riemen feels a particular affinity, and who serves as a beacon to a world free of barbarism. Mann’s 1945 volume, Nobility of Spirit: Sixteen Essays on the Problem of Humanity, inspires the form of Riemen’s inquiry. Indeed, Riemen’s eloquent meditation on "nobility of spirit" begins with an extraordinary encounter with Elisabeth Mann Borghese, guardian of the oceans, and the last surviving daughter of the great author of The Magic Mountain and other masterworks. Riemen’s slim, powerful volume ends with an essay on Leone Ginsberg, an Italian Jewish intellectual murdered by the Nazis, who implores his wifethe novelist Natalia Ginsburgto be brave” as he is taken to his death. Ultimately, Riemen calls for all of us to be brave” as we battle those forcesterror, hate and ignorancethat are conspiring against humanity. About the AuthorRob Riemen, an essayist and cultural philosopher, is founder of the Nexus Institute, an international center devoted to intellectual reflection and to inspiring Western cultural and philosophical debate. He lives in the Netherlands.
Praise for Nobility of Spirit: A Forgotten Ideal…“Rob Riemen has written a rare and much needed book, one which we appreciate not because we necessarily agree with its views, but for its commitment to ideas and its passion for imagination. It is a timely reminder of how imaginative knowledge can become a way of questioning, connecting to and changing the world as well as ourselves.”—Azar Nafisi |
STALKS - News & ReviewsFebruary 2012 - Hello Reader, The year is now well under way and we're deep in the reading season (what season isn't?). We hope that you are continuing to enjoy these literary encouragements and samples from our fine selection of books in our stores. EventsIndie BestsellersThis feature require that you enable JavaScript in your browser.
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