Häftad, Engelska, 2014
Arctic Dreams
Av Barry Lopez
Del i serien Vintage Classics
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**AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4**'A master nature writer' (New York Times) provides the ultimate natural, social and cultural history of the Arctic landscape.The author of Horizon's classic work explores the Arctic landscape and the hold it continues to exert on our imagination.WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ROBERT MACFARLANELopez's journey across our frozen planet is a celebration of the Arctic in all its guises. A hostile landscape of ice, freezing oceans and dazzling skyscapes. Home to millions of diverse animals and people. The stage to massive migrations by land, sea and air. The setting of epic exploratory voyages. In crystalline prose, Lopez captures the magic of the Arctic: the essential mystery and beauty of a continent that has enchanted man's imagination and ambition for centuries.'The Arctic dreamland seen and described by a writer of rare perception and poetic descriptive power... The pages sparkle with Arctic light' Scotsman
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum: 2014-02-27
- Mått: 132 x 198 x 34 mm
- Vikt: 370 g
- Format: Häftad
- Språk: Engelska
- Serie: Vintage Classics
- Antal sidor: 512
- Förlag: Vintage Publishing
- ISBN: 9780099583455
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Barry Lopez is the author of seven works of non-fiction and nine works of fiction. His writing appears regularly in Harper's, The Paris Review, Orion, and The Georgia Review. He is the recipient of a National Book Award, an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and many other honours. Lopez lives in western Oregon.
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The Arctic dreamland seen and described by a writer of rare perception and poetic descriptive power... The pages sparkle with Arctic light
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