Sick of Nature

Name: Sick of Nature
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ISBN: 9781584654643

ISBN-10: 1584654643

ISBN-13: 9781584654643

Edition: 2005

Authors: David Gessner

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David Gessner's Return of the Osprey is "among the classics of American nature writing," said the Boston Globe. So why does this critically acclaimed nature writer now declare himself to be "sick of nature"? In diverse, diverting, and frequently hilarious essays, Gessner wrestles with father figures both biological and literary, reflects on the pleasures and absurdities of the writing life, explores the significance of place for both his work and his sense of well-being, and rails at the confines of the nature genre even as he continues to find fresh inspiration for his writing in the natural world. In the end, he learns to embrace--or at least tolerate--the label he once rejected. …

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Dartmouth College
Publication date: 7/1/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.814
Language: English

David Gessner is the award-winningauthor of Return of the Osprey, MyGreen Manifesto, The Tarball Chronicles,and other books. He currently lives andteaches in Wilmington, North Carolina.




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