The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot [Lingua Inglese]: 3 - Brossura

Macfarlane, Robert

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ISBN 10: 0147509793 ISBN 13: 9780147509796

Casa editrice: Penguin Publishing Group, 2013

Riassunto

The acclaimed author of The Wild Places and Underland examines the subtle ways we are shaped by the landscapes through which we move

Chosen by Slate as one of the 50 best nonfiction books of the past 25 years

In this exquisitely written book, which folds together natural history, cartography, geology, and literature, Robert Macfarlane sets off to follow the ancient routes that crisscross both the landscape of the British Isles and its waters and territories beyond. The result is an immersive, enthralling exploration of the voices that haunt old paths and the stories our tracks tell. Macfarlane’s journeys take him from the chalk downs of England to the bird islands of the Scottish northwest, from Palestine to the sacred landscapes of Spain and the Himalayas. He matches strides with the footprints made by a man five thousand years ago near Liverpool, sails an open boat far out into the Atlantic at night, and commingles with walkers of many kinds, discovering that paths offer a means not just of traversing space but also of feeling, knowing, and thinking.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Robert Macfarlane is the author of  prizewinning books about landscape and the human heart: Mountains of the Mind, The Wild Places, The Old Ways, Landmarks, and Underland . He has contributed to Harper’s, Granta, The New Yorker, the Observer (London), the Times Literary Supplement (London), and the London Review of Books. He is a fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Penguin Publishing Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0147509793
• ISBN 13: 9780147509796
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 448
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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