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Eros the BittersweetSelected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time A book about romantic love, Eros the Bittersweet is Anne Carson's exploration of the concept of "eros" in both classical philosophy and literature. Beginning with, "It was Sappho who first called eros 'bittersweet.' No one who has been in love disputes her," Carson examines her subject from numerous points of view, creating a lyrical meditation in the tradition of

and important

by a master storyteller

When she blinks

When Pokko takes the drum deep into the forest it is so quiet

Montreal legend Gail Scott chronicles her years in Lower Manhattan during the Obama era

Already an international bestseller

unreachable

explores how connected we are

she can hardly tell what she’s supposed to be investigating

With more than 500 step-by-step photographs and illustrations

in depression and life expectancy

Paperback | 160 pages | 6