The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating - Rilegato

Elisabeth Tova Bailey

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ISBN 10: 1900322919 ISBN 13: 9781900322911

Casa editrice: Green Books, 2010

Riassunto

While an illness keeps her bedridden, Elisabeth Bailey watches a wild snail that has taken up residence in a terrarium alongside her bed. She enters the rhythm of life of this mysterious creature, and comes to a greater understanding of her own confined place in the world. In a work that beautifully demonstrates the rewards of closely observing nature, she shares the inspiring and intimate story of her close encounter with Neohelix albolabris - a common woodland snail. Intrigued by the snail's world - from its strange anatomy to its mysterious courtship activities - she becomes a fascinated and amused observer of the snail's curious life. The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating is an affirmation of the healing power of nature, revealing how much of the world we miss in our busy daily lives, and how truly magical it is. A remarkable journey of survival and resilience, The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating shows how a small part of the natural world can illuminate our own human existence and deepen our appreciation of what it means to be fully alive.

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Recensione:

'While she lay critically ill Elisabeth Bailey's bedside snail exposed the rich sedimentary layers of her awareness and gifted her the will to live. In an unfussy, meticulous style she has written a finely-crafted eulogy to a common woodland snail and a moving endorsement of the human spirit.' --Sir John Lister-Kaye, author of Song of the Rolling Earth: A Highland Odyssey and At The Water's Edge, A Personal Quest for Wildness. 'I love The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating with all my heart . . . It's moving and beautiful . . . funny and sweet and wise and profound.' --Jane Hamilton, author of A Map of the World. 'Beautiful.' --Edward O. Wilson, author of The Diversity of Life. --Reviews.

I love The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating with all my heart . . . It's moving and beautiful . . . funny and sweet and wise and profound. --Jane Hamilton, author of A Map of the World

Beautiful. --Edward O. Wilson, author of The Diversity of Life

'This slim, thoughtful book is a miniature masterpiece.' --The Independent

'With exquisite delicacy, Bailey doesn't mention the French enthusiasm for eating them with garlic butter. In fact, if the only time you think about snails is when you storm into the garden to wreak vengeance on them for ravaging your hostas, Bailey's beautifully written, brief memoir may change your views forever.' --The Daily Mail

L'autore:

Elisabeth Tova Bailey's essays and short stories have been published in the Missouri Review, Northwest Review and the Sycamore Review. She has received several Pushcart Prize nominations, and lives in Maine.

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• Editore: Green Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1900322919
• ISBN 13: 9781900322911
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 200