For reasons having to do with the Western scientific tradition — that the best and truest theories and natural laws are the simple ones — and, probably, the
human brain's
yearning for simplicity, our intuitions
about the world are turning out to be wrong the closer we examine it.
A heartbreaking story of family and marriage, a meditation on the unseen forces of nature and desire, The Unnamed is a deeply felt, luminous novel
about modern life, ancient
yearnings, and the power of
human connection.
Stunningly integrated paintings, sculpture, drawings, and decorative arts — ancient glass and bronzes, Italian maiolica, nautilus cups, ostrich egg ewers, mounted ivories, pottery, silver, ceramics, and extraordinary porcelain — tell stories
about shared
human experiences, revealing how people lived their everyday lives, how they related to the natural world, how they
yearned to believe in something greater than themselves.