Playing with Water by James Hamilton-Paterson

Playing with Water by James Hamilton-Paterson

James Hamilton-Paterson spends a third of each year on an otherwise uninhabited Philippine island, spear-fishing for survival. Playing with Water tells us why he does. Beyond that, it gives an account of life in that class-bound country as a whole. For it is in places like this rather than Manila of the international news reports that the underlying political and cultural reality of the Philippines may be seen.

..a work of such genuine commitment, balanced perception and responsive passion that it will certainly be condemned to become a classic. * The New York Times *
A classic travel book...entirely original: at once astringently and gorgeously written... * Andrew Harvey *
Unforgetable. The Philippine landscape and these remote islanders are crystalline and at the same time mysterious; the writing itself supurb. * Ronald Blythe *

James Hamilton-Paterson is generally known as a commentator on the Philippines, where he has lived on and off since 1979. He is one of the most reclusive of British literary exiles, sharing his time between Austria, where he moved recently from Italy, and the Philippines. His work defies accurate definition, containing elements of travel writing, autobiography, fiction and science. Hamilton-Paterson was born on November 6, 1941 in London, England. He was educated at Windlesham House, Sussex, Bickley Hall, Kent, King's School, Canterbury, and Exeter College, Oxford. Some of his other books include A very personal war: the story of Cornelius Hawkridge (1971), The View from Mount Dog (1987), and Gerontius (1989).

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ISBN 13	9780941533829
ISBN 10	0941533824
Title	Playing with Water
Author	James Hamilton-Paterson
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	New Amsterdam Books
Year published	1998-06-21
Number of pages	288
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