"Sightlines: A Conversation with the Natural World," authored by Kathleen Jamie and published by The Experiment in 2013, is a collection of 14 essays exploring themes of nature, landscape, personal history, and observation. This work delves into the Scottish wilderness, marine life, and the aurora borealis, employing poetic naturalist observations characterized by precision, subtlety, and wry humor. The book encourages sustained and attentive observation of the natural world and has been recognized with prestigious awards, including the 2014 Orion Book Award for Nonfiction and the John Burroughs Association 2014 Medal for Distinguished Natural History Book.
This manual serves as a comprehensive guide to understanding and appreciating the nuances presented within "Sightlines: A Conversation with the Natural World." It details the literary style, thematic elements, and writing qualities that define Kathleen Jamie's work. The manual is designed to assist readers, scholars, and enthusiasts in fully engaging with the author's insightful reflections on the natural world, offering guidance on the central message that encourages attentive observation.
Winner of the 2014 Orion Book Award for Nonfiction
Winner of the John Burroughs Association 2014 Medal for Distinguished Natural History Book
With her poet's eye and naturalist's affinity for wild places, Kathleen Jamie reports from the field in this enthralling collection of fourteen essays whose power derives from the stubborn attention she pays to everything around her. Jamie roams her native Scottish "byways and hills" and sails north to encounter whalebones and icebergs. Interweaving personal history with her scrutiny of landscape, Jamie dissects whatever her gaze falls upon-from vistas of cells beneath a hospital microscope, to orcas rounding a headland, to the aurora borealis lighting up the frozen sea. Written with precision, subtlety, and wry humor, Sightlines urges us to "Keep looking. Keep looking, even when there's nothing much to see."
Author: Jamie, Kathleen
Publisher: The Experiment
Illustration: n
Language: ENG
Title: Sightlines: A Conversation with the Natural World
Pages: 00250 (Encrypted EPUB)
On Sale: 2013-09-10
SKU-13/ISBN: 9781615190836
Category: Nature : Essays
Category: Literary Collections : Essays
Category: Nature : Ecosystems & Habitats - Oceans & Seas
Winner of the 2014 Orion Book Award for Nonfiction
Winner of the John Burroughs Association 2014 Medal for Distinguished Natural History Book
With her poet's eye and naturalist's affinity for wild places, Kathleen Jamie reports from the field in this enthralling collection of fourteen essays whose power derives from the stubborn attention she pays to everything around her. Jamie roams her native Scottish "byways and hills" and sails north to encounter whalebones and icebergs. Interweaving personal history with her scrutiny of landscape, Jamie dissects whatever her gaze falls upon-from vistas of cells beneath a hospital microscope, to orcas rounding a headland, to the aurora borealis lighting up the frozen sea. Written with precision, subtlety, and wry humor, Sightlines urges us to "Keep looking. Keep looking, even when there's nothing much to see."
Author: Jamie, Kathleen
Publisher: The Experiment
Illustration: n
Language: ENG
Title: Sightlines: A Conversation with the Natural World
Pages: 00250 (Encrypted EPUB)
On Sale: 2013-09-10
SKU-13/ISBN: 9781615190836
Category: Nature : Essays
Category: Literary Collections : Essays
Category: Nature : Ecosystems & Habitats - Oceans & Seas
