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In Praise of Paths

Walking through Time and Nature
TaschenbuchKartoniert, Paperback
248 Seiten
Englisch
Greystone Bookserschienen am23.06.2022
What [Ekelund is] addressing is the intention to walk one´s way to meaning: the walk as spiritual exercise, a kind of vision quest... A key strategy for finding ourselves, then, is to first get lost. -The New York Times Book ReviewAn ode to paths and the journeys we take through nature, as told by a gifted writer who stopped driving and rediscovered the joys of traveling by foot.Torbjørn Ekelund started to walk-everywhere-after an epilepsy diagnosis affected his ability to drive. The more he ventured out, the more he came to love the act of walking, and an interest in paths emerged. In this poignant, meandering book, Ekelund interweaves the literature and history of paths with his own stories from the trail. As he walks with shoes on and barefoot, through forest creeks and across urban streets, he contemplates the early tracks made by ancient snails and traces the wanderings of Romantic poets, amongst other musings. If we still understand ourselves in relation to the landscape, Ekelund asks, then what do we lose in an era of car travel and navigation apps? And what will we gain from taking to paths once again? A charming read, celebrating the relationship between humans and their bodies, their landscapes, and one another. -The Washington PostThis book was made possible in part thanks to generous support from NORLA.mehr
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KlappentextWhat [Ekelund is] addressing is the intention to walk one´s way to meaning: the walk as spiritual exercise, a kind of vision quest... A key strategy for finding ourselves, then, is to first get lost. -The New York Times Book ReviewAn ode to paths and the journeys we take through nature, as told by a gifted writer who stopped driving and rediscovered the joys of traveling by foot.Torbjørn Ekelund started to walk-everywhere-after an epilepsy diagnosis affected his ability to drive. The more he ventured out, the more he came to love the act of walking, and an interest in paths emerged. In this poignant, meandering book, Ekelund interweaves the literature and history of paths with his own stories from the trail. As he walks with shoes on and barefoot, through forest creeks and across urban streets, he contemplates the early tracks made by ancient snails and traces the wanderings of Romantic poets, amongst other musings. If we still understand ourselves in relation to the landscape, Ekelund asks, then what do we lose in an era of car travel and navigation apps? And what will we gain from taking to paths once again? A charming read, celebrating the relationship between humans and their bodies, their landscapes, and one another. -The Washington PostThis book was made possible in part thanks to generous support from NORLA.
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-1-77164-995-7
ProduktartTaschenbuch
EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback
Erscheinungsjahr2022
Erscheinungsdatum23.06.2022
Erstverkaufstag10.05.2022
Seiten248 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
Gewicht254 g
Artikel-Nr.58416453
Rubriken
GenreGarten & Natur

Inhalt/Kritik

Kritik
"What [Ekelund]'s addressing is the intention to walk one's way to meaning: the walk as spiritual exercise, a kind of vision quest in which the answers we arrive at are less important than the impulse to seek them."
-David Ulin, New York Times

"A charming read, celebrating the relationship between humans and their bodies, their landscapes, and one another."
-Washington Post

"This lovely book taps into something primeval in us all."
-Star Tribune

"[R]ethinking the social, historical, and spiritual needs that are met by putting one foot in front of the other."
-Outside Magazine

"[Urges] a return to our ambulatory origins...[N]ever low on zeal."
-Wall Street Journal

"[Ekelund] invites his readers to join him on his chosen path, a path that involves regular walking with careful mindfulness. This is an invitation we should all accept."
-The Vancouver Sun

"A deeply fascinating meditation on the paths we take through our environment and our lives."
- Erling Kagge, author of Silence: In the Age of Noise and Walking: One Step at a Time

"A quiet, reflective read."
-Booklist

"An easygoing, gently unfolding memoir, it soothes in difficult times."
-Gail Perry, Winnipeg Free Pressmehr

Autor

Torbjørn Ekelund is a writer, author, and co-founder of Harvest, an online magazine documenting wilderness adventures, environmental issues, and our relationship with nature. He lives in Oslo, Norway.

Geoff Nicholson is the author of multiple books including The Lost Art of Walking. His writings have appeared in the New York Times and the Guardian, amongst others, and he is a contributing editor to the Los Angeles Review of Books.

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