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Landscapes with figures : the nonfiction of place /
"For some, a sense of place is about travel, about plunging oneself into new settings. For others, it is about being - and knowing - home. This book is a collection of essays, memoirs, nature writing, and travel narratives that document the impact this sense of place has on writing. In location...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lincoln :
University of Nebraska Press,
©2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "For some, a sense of place is about travel, about plunging oneself into new settings. For others, it is about being - and knowing - home. This book is a collection of essays, memoirs, nature writing, and travel narratives that document the impact this sense of place has on writing. In locations as familiar as Cape Cod or Mesa Verde and as exotic as Krakow or Kyrgyzstan, thirteen accomplished writers of contemporary creative non-fiction share some of their most memorable work, disclosing how place alters our perception and influences our insight."--Jacket |
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| Notas: | "A Bison original"--Page 4 of cover |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 294 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780803206663 0803206666 |