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Title: The Erotic Fire of the Unattainable
Subtitle: Aphorisms on Love, Art, and the Vicissitudes of Life
Author: Gay Walley
Narrator: Judith West
Format: Unabridged
Length: 3 hrs and 46 mins
Language: English
Release date: 01-06-15
Publisher: Audible Studios
Genres: Fiction, Literary
Publisher's Summary:
"Aphorisms are far from harmless. They are troublemakers and iconoclasts, dogmatists whose majestic authority commands consent. They are, by definition, revolutionaries who hold their truths to be self-evident," writes James Geary in A Brief History of Aphorisms. The Erotic Fire of the Unattainable has a subtle narrative where-in an avant garde artist weaves love with life, art with making a living, and inspiration with the banal realities of daily life. Beginning with "Why Women Fight Pirates," Walley writes, "A real woman will not be content with one man. With one man, she will rage, eat into herself and him. She will jump off the pirate ship onto a ship that is gracefully billowing with sails of humanity and the caring of, a ship full of love, of fools. She will not stay isolated in one man's private war with his maleness." Walley covers such disparate topics as "The Disappointments of Infidelity", "Talk in Love", "Writers", "Work and its Punishments", "The Importance of the Argument", "The Ocean", "New York", and ends on "Deathbed". This unflinching narrative is a journey through an artist's mind, taking us outside the usual confines, to lovers and ex-husbands, traveling, solitude, money and the importance of rebellion. Walley writes, "My friend asks me to describe the best sex I ever had. I have that rare occasion when I can compare myself to another woman. I learn that I am passionate, responsive, available but shy, lacking in self-confidence. What strikes me is that this is how I am out of bed." Gay Walley has published short stories and a novel, Strings Attached, which was a finalist for Pirate's Alley/Faulkner and Capricorn Awards. She lives and works in New York City.
Members Reviews:
Live deeply
Gay's book is a deceptively simply book that uncovers the depth of living a meaningful life. On the surface, it is a quick read, full of clever and witty one-line observations. But much as one would look at a great work of art, upon closer investigation, one comes to appreciate the texture and depth of this work.
Read it once quickly for the sheer pleasure of it and then read it again for the inspiration it will impart. It will not disappoint - no matter how many times you read it.
A masterpiece of aphorisms on love, work, art, life, the human heart-- and all of its mysterious ways.
It is rare to find a book on aphorisms as raw, sincere and compelling as Gay Walleyâs The Erotic Fire of the Unattainable. Written from her own experiences as a writer, artist, wife and lover, her insights here are as universal as they are personal. Walley is a true student of the soul, love, art, life, and has a watchful eye on the workings of the universe. She also displays an uncanny understanding of human behavior. Her words remind me of British Poet Laureate Ted Hughesâs musings of art and life and Norman Mailerâs writings on the creative process, namely his book The Spooky Art. She is a published and acclaimed writer, the author of several novels including Strings Attached, Lost in Montreal, and Duet, short stories, and the play Love, Genius and A Walk.
This book is best read through in its entirety, preferably in one sittingâvery doable.