The heart of the man

About the book: The novel "The Heart of Man" takes the boy's hand and leads him toward the crucible he longs to melt into, after reaching the peak of awareness where nothing remains but silence. He survived the wrath of the sea and snow and returned, torn between vague feelings, to the coastal town to establish his presence amidst its contradictions and all its virtues and vices. A town whipped by winds and stung by frost, subsisting from the sea and dying in it. Its people derive their resilience from the mighty mountains, and tenderness seeps into their hearts from its green meadows that penetrate the rocks as if they were dreams. This book is an essential exploration of life, love, desire, and lust, and a challenge to death. It combines transcendence and simplicity, and its words emanate from the heart of a poet and the insight of a philosopher. Publisher: Dar Al-Mana. Author: Yun Kalman Stevenson. Translator: Sakinah Ibrahim. Year of publication: 2017. Number of pages: 415.