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Bezig met laden... De slechtvalk (1967)door J. A. Baker
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And that’s the plot: man goes out, man watches falcon and other birds, man goes home. You’d think that this narrative, continued over 190 pages, would be boring. It’s not, for it’s sustained by the gorgeous prose and Baker’s unique way of seeing.
J. A. Baker's extraordinary classic of British nature writing was first published in 1967. Greeted with acclaim, it went on to win the Duff Cooper Prize, the pre-eminent literary prize of the time. Luminaries such as Ted Hughes, Barry Lopez and Andrew Motion have cited it as one of the most important books in twentieth-century nature writing. Despite the association of peregrines with the wild, outer reaches of the British Isles, The Peregrine is set on the flat marshes of the Essex coast, where J. A. Baker spent long winters looking and writing about the visitors from the uplands - peregrines that spend the winter hunting the huge flocks of pigeons and waders that share the desolate landscape with them. This new edition of the timeless classic, published to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its first publication, features an afterword by one of the book's greatest admirers, Robert Macfarlane." tour de force ... what can I do except praise writing which involves all the senses? This book goes altogether outside the bird-book into literature. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)598.96Natural sciences and mathematics Zoology Birds Raptors, birds of prey Falcons, KestrelsLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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De slechtvalk: slecht = gewoon (oudNed), Frans faucon pélerin