Small Heart of Things Being at Home in a Beckoning World

Name: Small Heart of Things Being at Home in a Beckoning World
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ISBN: 9780820347578

ISBN-10: 0820347574

ISBN-13: 9780820347578

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Authors: Julian Hoffman, Terry Tempest Williams, Terry Williams

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In The Small Heart of Things, Julian Hoffman intimately examines the myriad ways in which connections to the natural world can be deepened through an equality of perception, whether it's a caterpillar carrying its house of leaves, transhumant shepherds ranging high mountain pastures, a quail taking cover on an empty steppe, or a Turkmen family emigrating from Afghanistan to Istanbul. The narrative spans the common--and often contested--ground that supports human and natural communities alike, seeking the unsung stories that sustain us.Guided by the belief of Rainer Maria Rilke that "everything beckons us to perceive it," Hoffman explores the area around the Prespa Lakes, the first…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Publication date: 9/15/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 168
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.484

She is the award-winning author of Leap, An Unspoken Hunger, Refuge & most recently Red - A Desert Reader. She lives in Castle Valley, Utah.