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Down from the Mountaintop: From Belief to Belonging Paperback – March 1, 2014
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For more than a decade, Doležal taught in the Midwest throughout the school year but returned to Montana and Idaho in the summers to work as a firefighter and wilderness ranger. He reveled in the life of the body and the purifying effects of isolation and nature, believing he had found transcendence. Yet his summers tied him even more to the mountain landscape, fueling his sense of exile on the plains.
It took falling in love, marrying, and starting a family in Iowa to allow Doležal to fully examine his desire for a spiritual mountaintop from which to view the world. In doing so, he undergoes a fundamental redefinition of the nature of home and belonging. He learns to accept the plains on their own terms, moving from condemnation to acceptance and from isolation to community. Coming down from the mountaintop means opening himself to relationships, grounding himself as a husband, father, and gardener who learns that where things grow, the grower also takes root.
- Print length190 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherUniversity Of Iowa Press
- Publication dateMarch 1, 2014
- Dimensions6 x 0.6 x 9 inches
- ISBN-101609382390
- ISBN-13978-1609382391
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“Joshua Doležal traces the map of his life with the instincts of a poet and the sure direction of a cartographer. Intimate and lyrical, his story is one of fallen faith, found love, and the way we must sometimes circle back to find what we have lost.”―Kim Barnes, author, In the Wilderness: Coming of Age in Unknown Country
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- Publisher : University Of Iowa Press; 1st edition (March 1, 2014)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 190 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1609382390
- ISBN-13 : 978-1609382391
- Item Weight : 10.4 ounces
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.6 x 9 inches
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Congratulations on a great first book, Josh (Dozer)!
There is an air of martyrdom and pretentiousness in Dolezal's story, which all too often turns into over-the-top exasperating melodrama that left me talking to myself in frustration. Because here's the thing: Dolezal is a very good writer, one who has obviously read voluminously. He understands and uses well the rich rhythms of the language. There are many sentences in here that are a pleasure to read aloud. Here are just a couple examples -
"Pelicans spiral over the spillway, skating to a stop on the water ..."
"I can still feel the hum of the wheels, the dance of my feet, sprockets spinning and spinning, their teeth tugging the links of the chain."
So yeah, in regard to language itself, Dolezal displays the sensibilities of a poet. Poetry, in fact, may well turn out to be his métier. This story? Like I said, mixed feelings. Largely frustrating and exasperating, but with some good stuff here and there. A very promising writer trying too hard to make opera from an ordinary life. Maybe he wrote his own story a little too soon. Some years and seasoning will, I think, make a world of difference, and the next book - whether poetry or prose - is bound to be better. I'll watch for it. (three and a half stars)
- Tim Bazzett, author of the memoir, BOOKLOVER
