Corvus: A Life with Birds - Couverture souple

Woolfson, Esther

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1847080804 ISBN 13 : 9781847080806

Editeur : Granta Books, 2009

Synopsis

Esther Woolfson's daughter rescued Chicken, a fledgling rook sixteen years ago. Amazed by their intelligence and personalities, Woolfson became fascinated by corvids. Chicken, Spike the magpie, and, most recently, Ziki the Crow, have formed sibling relationships with Woolfson's daughters and with each other; cached food in her kitchen wall and laid eggs in her living room; called to her at dawn, and perched companionably on her knee of an evening; and taught her more than she ever expected about birds and about human beings. Woolfson's account of her experiences is funny, touching and beautifully written, and gives fascinating insights into the closeness human beings can achieve with wild creatures.

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À propos de l'auteur

Esther Woolfson was brought up in Glasgow and studied Chinese at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Edinburgh University. Her acclaimed short stories have appeared in many anthologies and have been read on Radio 4. She has won prizes both for them and for nature writing. She has been the recipient of a Scottish Arts Council Travel Grant and a Writer's Bursary. She lives in Aberdeen.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Granta Books
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1847080804
• ISBN 13: 9781847080806
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 352
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• Personne responsable: non disponible