Eating the Sun by Ella Frances Sanders

Eating the Sun by Ella Frances Sanders

Winner of the 2019 Whirling Prize

"Strong on science but just this side of poetry." --Nature 

A beautifully illustrated exploration of the principles, laws, and wonders that rule our universe, our world, and our daily lives, from the New York Times bestselling creator of Lost in Translation

Have you ever found yourself wondering what we might have in common with stars, or why the Moon never leaves us? Thinking about the precise dancing of planets, the passing of time, or the nature of natural things? 

Our world is full of unshakable mystery, and although we live in a civilization more complicated than ever, there is simplicity and reassurance to be found in knowing how and why.
 
From the New York Times bestselling creator of Lost in Translation, Eating the Sun is a delicately existential, beautifully illustrated, and welcoming exploration of the universe--one that examines and marvels at the astonishing principles, laws, and phenomena that we exist alongside, that we sit within.

"[A] lyrical and luminous celebration of science and our consanguinity with the universe. . . . Playful and poignant." --Brain Pickings

Ella Frances Sanders is an internationally-bestselling author and illustrator of three books. She lives near a windswept coastline in Ireland.

Her first book, Lost in Translation: An Illustrated Compendium of Untranslatable Words was published in September 2014 by Ten Speed Press and became an international bestseller. It sat on the New York Times bestseller list for 4 consecutive months, was an Amazon Best Book of 2014, and has had multiple printings in multiple countries, including Japan where over 100,000 copies have been sold. It was featured in places such as The New York Times Book Review, The New York Post, Entertainment Weekly, The Huffington Post, Brain Pickings, Design*Sponge, Conde Nast Traveler, and Buzzfeed. In 2018, Lost in Translation was announced as the No.1 book for the biggest bookseller in Japan, Kinokuniya, which is only the second time a non-fiction title has ever been chosen for the award in the bookseller's history.

The Illustrated Book of Sayings: Curious Expressions from Around the World was published in September 2016 by Ten Speed Press and has also been printed in over eight languages. The Illustrated Book of Sayings made the San Francisco Chronicle, Fathom, and LA Times gift guides. It was one of Mental Floss's 10 Must Read Books For Fall and featured by websites like It's Nice That, The Telegraph, CityLab, and The Times of India.

Her third book, Eating the Sun: Small Musings on a Vast Universe, was published by Penguin on April 16th 2019 to a starred review from Publishers Weekly, and another good one from Kirkus. It was the recipient of the 2019 Whirling Prize for prose, and has been translated into languages including German, Japanese, Spanish, and Italian, with a UK edition published under the title A Small Illustrated Guide to the Universe by Blink Publishing.

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ISBN 13	9780143133162
ISBN 10	0143133160
Title	Eating the Sun
Author	Ella Frances Sanders
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2019-04-16
Number of pages	160
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.