A Field Guide To Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit
Solnit's revelatory modern classic exploring philosophy, history, art and metaphysics - now with a new afterword by the author
Wonderful * * The Times * *
Brilliant. . Go on. Start walking. Get lost. Who knows what you'll find * * Guardian * *
Rebecca Solnit is unquestionably one of the finest non-fiction writers of her generation. Possessed of eloquence and erudition in equal measure, her books have a wonderful capacity to lead the reader on unexpected and intriguing journeys ... As with Solnit's previous books, there is an emotional, even a polemical dimension to these ideas. It is a rare writer who can write so excitingly with both heart and head * * Scotsman * *
Like Simon Schama, Solnit is a cultural historian in the desert-mystic mode, trailing ideas like swarms of butterflies * * Harper’s Magazine * *
Fascinating, inspiring and beautifully written -- George Monbiot
Flawless scintillating prose, writing it is impossible not to admire * * Financial Times * *
The book itself is a kind of wandering, and it is hard to say where we get to, but there are good things along the way * * Sunday Times * *
Radical, humane, witty, sometimes wonderfully dandyish, at other times, impassioned and serious -- Alain de Botton
Brilliant. . Go on. Start walking. Get lost. Who knows what you'll find * * Guardian * *
Rebecca Solnit is unquestionably one of the finest non-fiction writers of her generation. Possessed of eloquence and erudition in equal measure, her books have a wonderful capacity to lead the reader on unexpected and intriguing journeys ... As with Solnit's previous books, there is an emotional, even a polemical dimension to these ideas. It is a rare writer who can write so excitingly with both heart and head * * Scotsman * *
Like Simon Schama, Solnit is a cultural historian in the desert-mystic mode, trailing ideas like swarms of butterflies * * Harper’s Magazine * *
Fascinating, inspiring and beautifully written -- George Monbiot
Flawless scintillating prose, writing it is impossible not to admire * * Financial Times * *
The book itself is a kind of wandering, and it is hard to say where we get to, but there are good things along the way * * Sunday Times * *
Radical, humane, witty, sometimes wonderfully dandyish, at other times, impassioned and serious -- Alain de Botton
Rebecca Solnit has written more than twenty acclaimed works of non-fiction, including Hope in the Dark, Wanderlust, The Faraway Nearby, and Men Explain Things to Me. An activist, columnist and cultural historian, she has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Lannan Literary Award. She lives in San Francisco.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781837264278 |
| ISBN 10 | 1837264279 |
| Title | A Field Guide To Getting Lost |
| Author | Rebecca Solnit |
| Series | Canons |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Canongate Books |
| Year published | 2025-06-05 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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