Observations of an Accidental Farmer--And a Mindful Reader by Kavros, Harry

Observations of an Accidental Farmer--And a Mindful Reader

In forty short and charming chapters, a former "great books" teacher from New York City adapts to...
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Observations of an Accidental Farmer--And a Mindful Reader by Kavros, Harry

Observations of an Accidental Farmer--And a Mindful Reader

$45.18

Observations of an Accidental Farmer--And a Mindful Reader

$45.18
Author: Harry Kavros
Format: Paperback
Language: English
In forty short and charming chapters, a former "great books" teacher from New York City adapts to his new role on a small Southern farm by observing the natural world and drawing connections to his reading life."Erudite and engaging."--BooklistIn late middle-age, Harry Kavros and his wife, Peri, pack up all the household belongings that will fit into their car and leave Manhattan, bound for their new home on a twenty-two-acre patch of pine-filled land in Hillsborough, North Carolina. As Mr. Kavros spends long hours clearing the acreage, not for farming but for sightlines, he muses about the land, the exhausting work it requires, and the rewards the effort offers. Every task he undertakes prompts him to recall and meditate over scenes from his reading life. From the great Greek epics to the writings of Frederick Law Olmstead on landscape, to Thoreau, to modern poets, to a veritable treasury of references, for the author life in the country is also life in among his reading.Witty and perceptive, Observations of an Accidental Farmer--and a Mindful Reader is about cultivation, of one's land and one's life.


Author: Harry Kavros
Publisher: Paul Dry Books
Published: 07/16/2024
Pages: 235
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.57d
ISBN: 9781589881914


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 05/15/2024 pg. 5

About the Author
Harry Kavros is the author of two books, Dandelions and Honey: Travels on a Forsaken Island and Hexameron: A Discussion of Great Books in Six Days. He is a former dean of Fordham University and Columbia University where he taught Literature-Humanities (Lit-Hum), the great books seminar. He now lives in Hillsborough, North Carolina.

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