Deze auteur verkent de schoonheid en kracht van verhalen vertellen door een levenslange passie voor storytelling en zinsbouw. Zijn werk is geworteld in een diepe liefde voor het ambacht die hem sinds het begin van zijn carrière heeft gedreven. Hij creëert boeiende proza met een onderscheidende stijl, die een onwrikbare toewijding aan het beheersen van de schrijfkunst weerspiegelt. Zijn schrijven is een bewijs van de kracht van woorden en hun vermogen om lezers te boeien.
Highlighting innovative non-fiction storytelling, this collection features compelling narratives from The Atavist Magazine, recognized for its excellence with multiple National Magazine Award nominations. Notable pieces include Leslie Jamison's exploration of the solitary whale "52 Blue," Matthew Shaer's gripping recount of a shipwreck in Hurricane Sandy, and James Verini's award-winning story of love and bravery in Afghanistan. These works exemplify the magazine's commitment to immersive and impactful journalism.
'Rin Tin Tin is a remarkable book... A wonderfully entertaining account of one
of the strangest partnerships in a very strange milieu' John Banville,
Guardian
The bestselling author of Rin Tin Tin and The Orchid Thief reopens the
unsolved mystery of one of the most catastrophic library fires in history and
delivers a dazzling love letter to a beloved institution - our libraries.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER“Magnificent.” — The New York Times * “Beguiling, observant, and howlingly funny.” — San Francisco Chronicle * “Spectacular.” — Star Tribune (Minneapolis) * “Full of astonishments.” — The Boston GlobeSusan Orlean—the beloved New Yorker staff writer hailed as “a national treasure” by The Washington Post and the author of the New York Times bestseller The Library Book —gathers a lifetime of musings, meditations, and in-depth profiles about animals.“How we interact with animals has preoccupied philosophers, poets, and naturalists for ages,” writes Susan Orlean. Since the age of six, when Orlean wrote and illustrated a book called Herbert the Near-Sighted Pigeon , she’s been drawn to stories about how we live with animals, and how they abide by us. Now, in On Animals , she examines animal-human relationships through the compelling tales she has written over the course of her celebrated career.These stories consider a range of creatures—the household pets we dote on, the animals we raise to end up as meat on our plates, the creatures who could eat us for dinner, the various tamed and untamed animals we share our planet with who are central to human life. In her own backyard, Orlean discovers the delights of keeping chickens. In a different backyard, in New Jersey, she meets a woman who has twenty-three pet tigers—something none of her neighbors knew about until one of the tigers escapes. In Iceland, the world’s most famous whale resists the efforts to set him free; in Morocco, the world’s hardest-working donkeys find respite at a special clinic. We meet a show dog and a lost dog and a pigeon who knows exactly how to get home.Equal parts delightful and profound, enriched by Orlean’s stylish prose and precise research, these stories celebrate the meaningful cross-species connections that grace our collective existence.
Embarking on a series of remarkable journeys, the author combines wit and sophistication to offer a unique travel experience. Through engaging narratives, readers are taken to far-flung destinations, exploring diverse cultures and landscapes. The book showcases the author's keen observations and storytelling skills, making it a delightful read for travel enthusiasts and armchair explorers alike.
