Eric Metaxas was our guest speaker this weekend. His message was based on his newest novel, Fish Out of Water: A Search for the Meaning of Life—This weekend’s message was of his early years, in which the Queens-born son of Greek and German immigrants struggles to make sense of a world in which he never quite seems to fit. Eric celebrates the launch of his brand-new memoir, 'Fish Out of Water,' sharing stranger-than-fiction stories beginning even before he was born and culminating in a wild dream about a Golden Fish. FISH OUT OF WATER – Author Q&A January 29, 2021. What was your inspiration for Fish Out of Water? In the summer of 1988 I had a dream. In the dream I was ice-fishing on Candlewood Lake in Danbury, Connecticut, when a fish poked its snout out of the hole in the ice. You are invited to a limited online event with Eric Metaxas on February 2nd to help launch his latest book, “ Fish Out of Water: A Search for the Meaning of Life. ” This is your select opportunity to ask Eric a question about his latest book, a current event matter, or something you’ve always wanted to know about Eric or his work. For Eric Metaxas, the answer is Fish Out of Water: A Search for the Meaning of Life–a poetic and sometimes hilarious memoir of his early years, in which the Queens-born son of Greek and German immigrants struggles to make sense of a world in which he never quite seems to fit.Renowned for his biographies of William Wilberforce, Dietrich.
What happens when one of America’s most beloved biographers writes his own biography?
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For five-time New York Times bestselling author Eric Metaxas, the answer is Fish Out of Water: A Search for the Meaning of Life—a soaring, lyrical, and often mischievous account of his early years, in which the astute Queens-born son of Greek and German immigrants struggles to make sense of a world in which he never quite seems to fit.
Eric Metaxas New Book Fish Out Of Water
While millions know Metaxas as a celebrated author, the witty host of Socrates in the City, and a nationally syndicated radio personality, here he reveals a personal story few have known. The scion of two families with very different traditions, he enjoyed their affection and support through his riotous but successful years at Yale, yet later felt abandoned as he drifted toward an abyss of meaninglessness from which he barely escaped.
Fish Out Of Water Eric Metaxas
Along the way, Metaxas introduces us to an unforgettable troupe of Runyonesque characters who join this quintessentially first-generation American boy on his odyssey, underscoring how simultaneously funny, serious, happy, sad, and meaningful life can be.
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For Eric Metaxas, the answer is Fish Out of Water: A Search for the Meaning of Life—a poetic and sometimes hilarious memoir of his early years, in which the Queens-born son of Greek and German immigrants struggles to make sense of a world in which he never quite seems to fit.
Renowned for his biographies of William Wilberforce, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Martin Luther, Metaxas is the author of five New York Times bestsellers, the witty host of the acclaimed Socrates in the City conversation series, and a nationally syndicated radio personality. But here he reveals a personal story few have heard, taking us from his mostly happy childhood—and riotous triumphs at Yale—to the nightmare of drifting toward a dark abyss of meaninglessness from which he barely escapes.
Along the way he introduces us to an unforgettable troupe of picaresque characters who join this quintessentially first-generation American boy in what is both bildungsroman and odyssey—and which underscores just how funny, serious, happy, sad, and ultimately meaningful life can be.