Bibliograph

In praise of paths, walking through time and nature, Torbjørn Ekelund ; translation by Becky L. Crook ; foreword by Geoff Nicholson

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Label

In praise of paths, walking through time and nature, Torbjørn Ekelund ; translation by Becky L. Crook ; foreword by Geoff Nicholson

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

In praise of paths

Oclc number

1122918809

Responsibility statement

Torbjørn Ekelund ; translation by Becky L. Crook ; foreword by Geoff Nicholson

Sub title

walking through time and nature

Summary

"An 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?"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Foreword / Geoff Nicholson -- The beginning -- The measure of all paths -- Part 1: Humans have always wandered -- Hiking trails -- The trek over the high mountain -- Part 2: The path as I remember it -- Into the wild -- Part 3: Tracks -- Mental detours -- Inner landscapes -- Part 4: Back where I started -- You can't walk the same path twice -- Discovery at the journey's end

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