Wanderlust by Rebecca Solnit
A profound and meandering modern classic about the historical, political and philosophical paths traced by walkers, their routes and the act of walking
Radical, humane, witty, sometimes wonderfully dandyish, at other times, impassioned and serious -- Alain de Botton
[A] magisterial history of walking -- Will Self * Guardian *
A history of walking that is about time and space and consciousness of the world as much as about putting one foot in front of the other * The Times *
A writer of startling freshness and precision * New York Times Book Review *
Solnit walks, but her prose soarsThis is a stunningly original account of the simple, subversive activity that keeps us human. Pedestrians of the world, unite! -- Mike Davis, author * City of Quartz *
One of those rare, quirky, rather lovable books that makes you look anew at something so familiar ... Solnit winningly traces the shifting cultural significance of putting one foot in front of another * Telegraph *
Thoughtful and fascinating -- Stephanie Merritt * Observer *
[A] magisterial history of walking -- Will Self * Guardian *
A history of walking that is about time and space and consciousness of the world as much as about putting one foot in front of the other * The Times *
A writer of startling freshness and precision * New York Times Book Review *
Solnit walks, but her prose soarsThis is a stunningly original account of the simple, subversive activity that keeps us human. Pedestrians of the world, unite! -- Mike Davis, author * City of Quartz *
One of those rare, quirky, rather lovable books that makes you look anew at something so familiar ... Solnit winningly traces the shifting cultural significance of putting one foot in front of another * Telegraph *
Thoughtful and fascinating -- Stephanie Merritt * Observer *
REBECCA SOLNIT is author of, among other books, Wanderlust, A Field Guide to Getting Lost, the NBCC award-winning River of Shadows and A Paradise Built in Hell. A contributing editor to Harper's, she writes regularly for the London Review of Books and the Los Angeles Times. She lives in San Francisco.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781783780396 |
| ISBN 10 | 1783780398 |
| Title | Wanderlust |
| Author | Rebecca Solnit |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Granta Books |
| Year published | 2014-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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