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The Star Thrower. "The Star Thrower" (or "starfish story") is part of a 16-page essay of the same name by Loren Eiseley (1907–1977), published in 1969 in The Unexpected Universe. The Star Thrower is also the title of a 1978 anthology of Eiseley's works (including the essay), which he completed shortly before his death.
- Loren C. Eiseley
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The Star Thrower from The Unexpected Universe, by Loren Eiseley. PART I. have caught a glimpse of what man may be, along an endless wave-beaten coast at dawn. It began on the beaches of Costabel. I was an inhumanly stripped skeleton without voice, without hope, wandering alone upon the shores of the world.
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Aug 24, 2014 · Presented below is a summary of "The Star Thrower", in Eiseley's own words: "The Star Thrower" - Original - Loren Eiseley. The beaches of Costabel are littered with the debris of life. Along the strip of wet sand that marks the ebbing and flowing of the tide, death walks hugely and in many forms.
Sep 26, 1979 · In his despair and personal grief Eiseley finds hope on a stormy beach in Spain. This is a profound story that my words cannot convey how powerful and precious Eiseley's words are. Read it and then become a star thrower in your life.
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Jan 1, 1978 · The Star Thrower. This is the title prose poem or whatever. Although the name has a science fiction ring to it - don't get excited - it's actually about a kid walking along the ocean shore daily picking up Starfish that marooned themselves... and then, kindly throwing them back into the sea.
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Mar 28, 2023 · The Star Thrower. Kindle Edition. A collection of the author’s favorite essays and poems. This volume includes selections that span Eiseley’s entire writing career and provide a sampling of the author as naturalist, poet, scientist, and humanist. “Loren Eiseley’s work changed my life” (Ray Bradbury).
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Dec 20, 2020 · The star thrower. by. Eiseley, Loren C., 1907-1977. Publication date. 1978. Publisher. New York : Times Books. Collection. internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled.
