{"product_id":"concerning-the-future-of-souls","title":"Concerning the Future of Souls","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn incisive crash course in philosophy, religion, literature and culture from Pulitzer Prize finalist Joy Williams\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoy Williams offers ninety-nine illuminations on mortality as she brings her powers of observation to Azrael, the Angel of Death and transporter of souls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBalancing the extraordinary and the humble, the bizarre and the beatific, the book presents Azrael as a thoughtful and troubled protagonist as he confronts the holy impossibility of his task, his uneasy relationship with Death and his friendship with the Devil. In this follow-up to Williams' 99 Stories of God, a collection of connected beings - ranging from ordinary people to great artists such as Kafka, Nietzsche, Bach and Rilke to dogs, birds, horses and butterflies - experience the varying fate of the soul, transient yet everlasting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfound, sorrowful, witty and ecstatic, Concerning the Future of Souls will leave readers awestruck in their confrontation of life in the face of death.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PRHD Penguin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46321712955615,"sku":"9781805222538","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/2185\/3151\/files\/9781805222538.jpg?v=1744076343","url":"https:\/\/lamplightbooks.pro\/products\/concerning-the-future-of-souls","provider":"Lamplight Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}