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Coming of Age Story of a Young Mans Transformation into an Artist

Most people go through some traumatic and painful experiences as they become adults, experiences in which they lose their innocence and recognize that the world is not what they thought as when they were children. Ultimately a necessary and positive aspect of life that enables people to mature, this adolescent transformation, in an artistic personality, can be a cataclysmic experience causing a complete shift of the way an individual sees the world.



Divided into two significant sections, John Kearns's8217;s 's8220;The World's8221; tells the story of a young man's8217;s experiences over a summer, and the memories of events that took place during the previous school year. Kearns's8217;s main character, The Youth, discovers his Irish heritage, gets fired from a summer job, receives an artistic vocation, joins a new swim club, and falls deeply in love with a girl named, Claire. When he is rejected by Claire, his traditional worldview is destroyed and 's8220;The World's8221; depicts that shattered worldview and the young man's8217;s efforts to piece a new one together.



Considered by some readers to be a poetic masterpiece 's8220;The World's8221; was set in motion while Kearns was still in high school. A true artist by nature, Kearns weaves imagery ranging from Greek mythology to music and video games, employing conventional and experimental techniques to create this passionate, multi-layered, depiction of an artistic soul's8217;s maturation. Twenty years in the writing process, this masterful work is filled with underlying themes and symbolism and should be reread and discussed to fully appreciate its creative depth.



's8220;The World's8221; provides a portrait of how a person learns, grows, and becomes more enlightened through emotional suffering and reflection. It ponders the role of The Artist, which is Kearns's8217;s character's8217;s transition from The Youth, and the special vocation and role an artist plays in society. Typically very misunderstood, an artist's8217;s work introduces to the world a new vision. 's8220;The new way of seeing that an artist incorporates into his or her work, once introduced into society, can have an influence on the society and changes the way the audience sees,'s8221; explains Kearns. 's8220;This influence is a by-product of the work, not the main purpose of it. Of course, there is a great responsibility that comes with being an artist: the duty to be true to one's8217;s own vision.'s8221;



John Kearns lives in New York City with his wife, Mei. Kearns grew up in Philadelphia, is the grandson of Irish immigrants and has a MA in English, Irish Literature Concentration, from The Catholic University of America. He works as a Technical Writer, is the author of novels, short stories, plays, and poems, and is a respected and acclaimed artist in New York City. His significant theatrical works and readings can be seen all around the New York area. 's8220;The World's8221; can be purchased from online bookstores as well as from Gotham Book Mart, City Lights Bookstore, and Morningside Bookshop. For more information, visit www.kearnscafe.com.

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