Acquainted with the Night Excursions Through the World after Dark

Name: Acquainted with the Night Excursions Through the World after Dark
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ISBN: 9780002006392

ISBN-10: 0002006391

ISBN-13: 9780002006392

Edition: 2004

Authors: Christopher Dewdney

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Only Christopher Dewdney could mine the darkest pools of lore, legend, natural history, science, cultural history and the arts to recast the seemingly commonplace aspects of an ordinary night into a magical and exhilarating nocturnal tour.Using an original hour-by-hour structure that follows night’s progression from 6:00 pm to 6:00 am, Dewdney explores and celebrates a single representative night at each point on the clock.• 6:00 pm: The setting sun begins Dewdney’s search todiscover the perfect sunset.• 10:00 pm: The evening rhythms of the city hit theirstride, from the cop on the night beat to the backbeatof the clubs.• Midnight: The hour of romance and magic.• 3:00 am: Dewdney is wide…

Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Publication date: 5/6/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.60" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Christopher Dewdeny was born May 9, 1951. He has been nominated for the Governor General's Award three times, twice for poetry, once for non-fiction. Dewdney currently teaches creative writing at Calumet College at York University and serves as an Academic Advisor. He has won first prize in the CBC Literary Competition for poetry and is currently a contributing media panelist on TVOntario's Studio 2.