This Brilliant Darkness
A Book of Strangers
Jeff Sharlet
This Brilliant Darkness is a profound literary work paired with powerful photographs. Author Jeff Sharlet turns to Instagram to share his snapshots and reflections on the deepest truths of other people's stories. Through radical empathy, Sharlet explores the companionship of darkness-dwellers including night bakers, addicts, and the homeless. Erasing boundaries between author, subject, and reader, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in the ways we live with suffering.
Publish Date
2020-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
2020-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.21
ISBN
1324003200
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2022-03-12T20:10:38.000Z
Picked up a bunch of books by various folks I follow on Twitter because their words improve my timeline. @AntheaButler @JeffSharlet @DavidPepper @ElieNYC, among others.
Sharlet’s THIS BRILLIANT DARKNESS showed up first. The prose is incandescent.
Highly recommend. – source