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Ekelund, Torbjørn

 
9781771644952: In Praise of Paths: Walking Through Time and Nature
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1771644958 ISBN 13 : 9781771644952
Editeur : Greystone Books,Canada, 2020

Synopsis


"What [Ekelund is] addressing is the intention to walk one's way to meaning: the walk as spiritual exercise, a kind of vision quest... A key strategy for finding ourselves, then, is to first get lost."--The New York Times Book Review

An ode to paths and the journeys we take through nature, as told by a gifted writer who stopped driving and rediscovered the joys of traveling by foot.

Torbjørn Ekelund started to walk--everywhere--after an epilepsy diagnosis affected his ability to drive. The more he ventured out, the more he came to love the act of walking, and an interest in paths emerged. In this poignant, meandering book, Ekelund interweaves the literature and history of paths with his own stories from the trail. As he walks with shoes on and barefoot, through forest creeks and across urban streets, he contemplates the early tracks made by ancient snails and traces the wanderings of Romantic poets, amongst other musings. If we still "understand ourselves in relation to the landscape," Ekelund asks, then what do we lose in an era of car travel and navigation apps? And what will we gain from taking to paths once again?

"A charming read, celebrating the relationship between humans and their bodies, their landscapes, and one another."
--The Washington Post

This book was made possible in part thanks to generous support from NORLA.

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À propos de l'auteur

Torbjørn Ekelund is a writer, author, and co-founder of Harvest, an online magazine documenting wilderness adventures, environmental issues, and our relationship with nature. He lives in Oslo, Norway.

Geoff Nicholson is the author of multiple books including The Lost Art of Walking. His writings have appeared in the New York Times and the Guardian, amongst others, and he is a contributing editor to the Los Angeles Review of Books.

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Éditeur
Greystone Books,Canada
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1771644958
ISBN 13 
9781771644952
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
240
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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