Antarctic Navigation Vol. 1: A Novel - Couverture souple

Arthur, Elizabeth

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1969498323 ISBN 13 : 9781969498329

Editeur : Hollow Tree Press, 2026

Synopsis

A MAJOR AMERICAN NOVEL – A WORK OF ASTONISHING POWER, RANGE, AND VISION

A New York Times NOTABLE BOOK and Winner of THE OHIOANA BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION

"A tale of yearning and discovery as vast and crystalline as the continent it portrays…spiritually rich and unfailingly dramatic…a blend of romance, high adventure, science, and philosophy." ~ Donna Seaman, Booklist

"All the ingredients a reader could hope for: parallel historical and contemporary dramas, a contest between personal aspirations and the powers of nature, the testing of human relationships under extreme conditions, and a magnificent setting." ~ Boston Globe

"A triumph of the novelist's art." ~ Publisher's Weekly

"This huge novel is filled with riches…Arthur's unabashed attempt to shape all that she knows into a book others can share makes her achievement truly astonishing. I was, quite literally, thrilled to be reading it." ~ James Mustich, A Common Reader

"Magnificent and enthralling…what literature is supposed to do: sweep us away, hold us spellbound, and finally transform us." ~ Ron Hansen

"A work of luminous and lasting beauty." ~ Tim O'Brien

An epic tale of obsession, endurance, and discovery, fully imagined and intricately layered, Antarctic Navigation combines the sweep of the great Victorian novels with the metaphysical and philosophical weight of Moby-Dick, offering a journey both exhilarating and profound.

Its narrator and protagonist is a rare and marvelous character in contemporary literature - a complex, contradictory woman driven by a wildly heroic obsession. Morgan Lamont has been haunted since childhood by the story of British explorer Robert Falcon Scott, who died on the ill-fated British Antarctic expedition of 1910-1912. As a young woman, she gathers a group of eccentric but brilliant companions, each uniquely suited to the brutal physical and psychological demands of recreating Scott's polar journey.

With the unexpected backing of her estranged and imperious grandfather, she launches the Ninety South Expedition, determined to retrace Scott's journey to the Pole - but this time, without loss of life. What ensues is both a classic heroic quest and a passionate love letter to the natural world. At once a gripping adventure and a work of splendid intellectual depth, Antarctic Navigation is an unforgettable novel – one that invites us into the mind of an extraordinary woman and the last great wilderness on earth. Arthur's prose, both lyrical and meticulous, carries readers deep into the physical realities of polar travel – its dangers, its austerity, its terrible beauty – and just as deep into humanity's pressing need to navigate the new and the unknown.

Because of its length, Antarctic Navigation is being published in two volumes, including as an e-book.

With a Foreword by Elizabeth Arthur's husband, Steven Bauer.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Hollow Tree Press
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1969498323
• ISBN 13: 9781969498329
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 460
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