Bright Stars, Dark Trees, Clear Water: Nature Writings from North of the Border - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1567920195 ISBN 13 : 9781567920192

Editeur : David R. Godine Publisher Inc, 2001

Synopsis

This marvelous anthology provides the best collection of North American nature writing. This is a vast canvas, from Pehr Kalm's "Travels in North America" (1753) to Gretel Ehrlich's moving essay about her encounters with seals in the frozen wastelands of the Arctic Circle (1992). It combines pieces by well-known and much beloved writers (Audubon, Seton, Mowat, Thoreau, Matthiessen, and Peterson among them) with lesser known texts by writers whose work will come as revelations.
Here is a geographic diversity that ranges from Henry Beston's lyrical description of bird life on the St. Lawrence to Barry Lopez's account of Banks Island in the Arctic. These are writers who all felt the call of the wild, and who wrote about their experiences with passion for the land, compassion for its inhabitants, and a genuine sense of wonder--and often humor--that make for hours of fascinating reading.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Wayne Grady has written fourteen nonfiction books and one novel, translated thirteen books from the French, and edited numerous literary anthologies. He received a Governor General's Award and a John Glassco Prize for his work in translation.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: David R. Godine Publisher Inc
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1567920195
• ISBN 13: 9781567920192
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 368
• Éditeur: Grady Wayne
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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