Macfarlane, Robert
Underland: A Deep Time Journey
- ISBN 13:
- 9780393242140
- author:
- Macfarlane, Robert
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- WW Norton & Co
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 384
- Dimensions:
- 24.4 x 16.5 x 3.3 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Science, Earth Sciences, Geology,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Underland: A Deep Time Journey Robert Macfarlane's latest work is a masterpiece of nature writing, exploring the intersections of the human and natural realms. In this epic journey, he delves into the Earth's underworlds, tracing the relationships between darkness, burial, and the surface of both place and mind. From the birth of the universe to a post-human future, Macfarlane travels through "deep time", visiting sites such as Norwegian sea caves, the Greenland ice cap, and the catacomb labyrinth below Paris. Along the way, he weaves together the stories of explorers, artists, cavers, and others who have sought to understand the underland, and the unforgettable experiences they have had. With great lyricism and power, Macfarlane poses a vital question: what does it mean to be a good ancestor to the future Earth? This book marks a new turn in Macfarlane's long-term mapping of the relations of landscape and the human heart, and is a powerful exploration of our present moment.
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