From Cape Wrath to Finisterre - Couverture souple

Larsson, Bjorn

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1907973184 ISBN 13 : 9781907973185

Editeur : The Armchair Traveller at the BookHaus, 2012

Synopsis

"From Cape Wrath to Finisterre" is a travelogue and an homage to Celtic lands and waters, from their northern to their south western landfalls. Cape Wrath points towards the Arctic Circle at Scotland's furthest northerly limit. 'Perhaps I was looking for a homeland, perhaps not, or at any rate a place where it would be worth trying to live for a while as well as one can for as long as it lasts.' Finisterre, the furthest point in Galicia in northern Spain, was so named for being 'The End of the Earth'. Larsson's contemplative musings on life as seen from the cockpit and deck of his yacht enliven this journey from Denmark around Scotland, through the Irish Sea and onwards to Brittany and Spain. 'Yes, I admit to rootlessness and impermanence,' he admits. 'But restlessness, on the other hand, is a scourge. It and its modern variant, stress, the futility of running round in circles, are to be avoided at all costs. It is far from certain, of course, that this way of life would suit everybody, but if it instils in someone the desire to experiment with alternatives. I shall be happy.'

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Bjorn Larssons' passion is sailing. He spends his summers on board of his boat and the rest of the year teaching French literature at the University of Lund. Larsson has written two novels which were translated into English: Long John Silver (The Harvill Press, 1999)and The Celtic Ring(Seafarer Books, 2001). Cape Wrath, the non-fiction background story to The Celtic Ring, was his most successful book in his native Sweden and received a prestiguous travel writing award in France.

Revue de presse :

A hundred lives I would like to live, write a thousand books and read even more, meet and love people, explore the stars, develop scientific theories and sail foreign waters. I would like to live so many lives. And it is possible. One can take time. And one can lead a different life from the one, which is stencilled and pressed into a uniform.' --The introduction.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: The Armchair Traveller at the BookHaus
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1907973184
• ISBN 13: 9781907973185
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 140