A Book of Migrations: Some Passages in Ireland

by Rebecca Solnit

Overview

A rambling philosophical work of travel writing with descriptive musings on Irish history and heritage from the award-winning author of Men Explain Things to Me

In this acclaimed exploration of the culture of others, Rebecca Solnit travels through Ireland, the land of her long-forgotten maternal ancestors. A Book of Migrations portrays in microcosm a history made of great human tides of invasion, colonization, emigration, nomadism and tourism. Enriched by cross-cultural comparisons with the history of the American West, A Book of Migrations carves a new route through Ireland’s history, literature and landscape.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781844678143
Publisher:	Verso Books
Publication date:	09/05/2011
Sold by:	Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	721 KB

About the Author

Rebecca Solnit is author of, among other books, Wanderlust, A Book of Migrations, A Field Guide to Getting Lost, the NBCC award-winning River of Shadows and A Paradise Built In Hell. A contributing editor to Harper’s, she writes regularly for the London Review of Books and the Los Angeles Times. She lives in San Francisco.

Editorial Reviews

Truly exceptional, a paradise for readers.”—Kirkus Reviews

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