The Secret Islands: An Exploration - Paperback

FormatBook

Language English

ISBN-13 / SKU 9780393335866

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by Franklin Russell (Author)

"This is a magically well-written ornithological binge in flight from civilization, by the author of Argen, The Gull, and Watchers at the Pond. New Zealand born Russell, too long caged on Manhattan, longs to visit some remote islands. He finds them off the coast of Newfoundland, almost solely inhabited by gulls, petrels and near-relatives of the great auk. Although he is physically stimulated by the outdoor life, he is also plunged into exhausting speculation about the meaning of life and death in the natural orders...Russell's wasteland scenery is climactic, effective, and this is natural history with philosophical overtones." - Kirkus Review

Number of Pages: 252

Dimensions: 0.57 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN

Publication Date: September 04, 2008

$28.60

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