End of the Earth: Voyaging to Antarctica by Matthiessen, Peter
End of the Earth: Voyaging to Antarctica by Matthiessen, Peter

End of the Earth: Voyaging to Antarctica

End of the Earth brings to life the waters of the richest whale feeding grounds in the...
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Author: Peter Matthiessen
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End of the Earth: Voyaging to Antarctica by Matthiessen, Peter

End of the Earth: Voyaging to Antarctica

$371.85
End of the Earth: Voyaging to Antarctica by Matthiessen, Peter

End of the Earth: Voyaging to Antarctica

$371.85
Author: Peter Matthiessen
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
End of the Earth brings to life the waters of the richest whale feeding grounds in the world, the wandering albatross with its 11-foot wingspan arching through the sky, and the habits of every variety of seal, walrus, petrel, and penguin in the area, all with boundless and contagious inquisitiveness. Magnificently written, the book evokes an appreciation and sympathy for a region as harsh as it is beautiful.

"Luminous and haunting . . . the contemporary Thoreau."--The Wall Street Journal

" Matthiessen] doesn't waste words, and in End of the Earth: Voyages to Antarctica, his homage to the austere splendor of that frozen continent, he hasn't deployed a single one whose choice I would care to take issue with. . . . Matthiessen writes crusty, chiseled sentences that demand to be read slowly--the perfect prose equivalent of the landscapes he's describing."--The New York Times Book Review

"Matthiessen and polar landscapes seem perfectly suited. . . . I found myself constantly re-reading sentences or paragraphs to savour all of their rich resonances. . . . Few if any authors on the region have so successfully compressed . . . Antarctic life . . . and I suspect it will become standard reading."--The Guardian

Author: Peter Matthiessen
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Published: 09/01/2003
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.16w x 0.95d
ISBN: 9780792250593


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/01/2003 pg. 79
Booklist 09/15/2003 pg. 179
BookPage 12/01/2003 pg. 47
Booklist 12/01/2003 pg. 641
New York Times 12/07/2003 pg. 14

About the Author
Peter Matthiessen (1927-2014) was an American writer and naturalist who famously cofounded The Paris Review as a cover for his work as a CIA agent. He won National Book Awards for The Snow Leopard and Shadow Country: A New Rendering of the Watson Legend, making him the only author to have received the honor in both the nonfiction and fiction categories.

Birgit Freybe Bateman is an award-winning photographer from Höxter, Germany. Her images have appeared in numerous exhibitions, magazines, and books. Some of her credits include Force Field: 77 Women Poets of British Columbia and End of the Earth: Voyaging to Antarctica. She lives on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia. To learn more, visit birgitbateman.com.


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