Desert Solitaire, Paperback
Descriere
Hailed by The New York Times as ""a passionately felt, deeply poetic book,"" the moving autobiographical work of Edward Abbey, considered the Thoreau of the American West, and his passion for the southwestern wilderness. Desert Solitaire is a collection of vignettes about life in the wilderness and the nature of the desert itself by park ranger and conservationist, Edward Abbey. The book details the unique adventures and conflicts the author faces, from dealing with the damage caused by development of the land or excessive tourism, to discovering a dead body. However Desert Solitaire is not just a collection of one man's stories, the book is also a philosophical memoir, full of Abbey's reflections on the desert as a paradox, at once beautiful and liberating, but also isolating and cruel. Often compared to Thoreau's Walden, Desert Solitaire is a powerful discussion of life's mysteries set against the stirring backdrop of the American southwestern wilderness.
Despre autor
Edward Paul Abbey a fost un autor și eseist american, cunoscut pentru susținerea cauzelor de mediu, pentru critica politicilor privind terenurile publice și pentru convingerile sale politice anarhiste. Cele mai cunoscute lucrări ale sale includ romanul „The Monkey Wrench Gang”, care a fost citat ca o sursă de inspirație de către grupuri radicale de protecție a mediului, și lucrarea de non-ficțiune „Desert Solitaire”.
