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When Edmund Schofield accepts a mysterious invitation to visit the offices of an elderly attorney, he learns of the love of a young, dedicated physician for a dazzling, aspiring actress and of the tragic but beautiful secret that lies at the heart of an eminent Boston family. Set in early twentieth-century New England, this is the luminous story of cultivated men and women whose lives are enriched by profound concern for the well-being of others. Rich in verbal tonalities and resonant with humane wisdom, The Ivory Fount celebrates not only the noblest kinds of love but-even amidst tragedy-the generosity of life itself.…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
When Edmund Schofield accepts a mysterious invitation to visit the offices of an elderly attorney, he learns of the love of a young, dedicated physician for a dazzling, aspiring actress and of the tragic but beautiful secret that lies at the heart of an eminent Boston family. Set in early twentieth-century New England, this is the luminous story of cultivated men and women whose lives are enriched by profound concern for the well-being of others. Rich in verbal tonalities and resonant with humane wisdom, The Ivory Fount celebrates not only the noblest kinds of love but-even amidst tragedy-the generosity of life itself.
Autorenporträt
Johann M. Moser was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1940. He grew up in New York City and later in New Jersey. At Dartmouth College he majored in philosophy and studied with the poet Richard Eberhart. In 1970, he received a Ph.D. in comparative literature from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., where he specialized in poetics and medieval literature. From 1970 until his retirement in 2000, he taught literature and philosophy at St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire. Although familiar with many areas of the United States and having lived several years abroad, Moser spent his early summers in the Lakes Region of central New Hampshire, where he has now resided for over half a century. In these decades, he has formed an intimate bond with northern New England, whose mountains and lakes and lively populace have been a source of inspiration for him, even as he has devoted himself to a sustained pursuit and emulation of world literature rature in all its dense historicity and its universal aesthetic achievements.