Terra Incognita

A modern classic on exploring and understanding the most uncharted place on our planet.

Informationen zum Autor Sara Wheeler's books include the international bestseller Terra Incognita: Travels in Antarctica , of which the Telegraph reviewer wrote, 'I do not think there will ever be a better book on the Antarctic.' The Magnetic North : Notes from the Arctic Circle , was chosen as Book of the Year by Will Self, Michael Palin, A. N. Wilson and others. She has published two biographies of travellers: Cherry: A Life of Apsley Cherry-Garrard , and Too Close to the Sun: The Life and Times of Denys Finch Hatton , and was immensely relieved to write about women at last in O My America! . She lives in London. Klappentext A fascinating account of the ten weeks which Sara Wheeler spent in Antarctica as 'writer in residence'. Combining her wry observations on the insular lives of the ice-bound scientists with appreciation of the stark beauty of the landscape and its wildlife, this is a highly entertaining read. Rejacketed reissue to join publication of "The Magnetic North". Zusammenfassung A modern classic on exploring and understanding the Antarctic, the most uncharted place on our planet. Terra Incognita is a meditation on the landscape, myths and history of one of the remotest parts of the globe, as well as an encounter with the international temporary residents of the region - living in close confinement despite the surrounding acres of white space - and the mechanics of day-to-day life in extraordinary conditions. Through Sara Wheeler, the Antarctic is revealed, in all its seductive mystery. 'Antarctica could hope for no better chronicler: spirited, humorous and highly intelligent, she is also a writer of rare talent' Observer

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A modern classic on exploring and understanding the most uncharted place on our planet.

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Sara Wheeler's books include the international bestseller Terra Incognita: Travels in Antarctica, of which the Telegraph reviewer wrote, 'I do not think there will ever be a better book on the Antarctic.' The Magnetic North: Notes from the Arctic Circle, was chosen as Book of the Year by Will Self, Michael Palin, A. N. Wilson and others. She has published two biographies of travellers: Cherry: A Life of Apsley Cherry-Garrard, and Too Close to the Sun: The Life and Times of Denys Finch Hatton, and was immensely relieved to write about women at last in O My America!. She lives in London.

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A fascinating account of the ten weeks which Sara Wheeler spent in Antarctica as 'writer in residence'. Combining her wry observations on the insular lives of the ice-bound scientists with appreciation of the stark beauty of the landscape and its wildlife, this is a highly entertaining read. Rejacketed reissue to join publication of "The Magnetic North".

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A modern classic on exploring and understanding the Antarctic, the most uncharted place on our planet.

Terra Incognita is a meditation on the landscape, myths and history of one of the remotest parts of the globe, as well as an encounter with the international temporary residents of the region - living in close confinement despite the surrounding acres of white space - and the mechanics of day-to-day life in extraordinary conditions. Through Sara Wheeler, the Antarctic is revealed, in all its seductive mystery.

'Antarctica could hope for no better chronicler: spirited, humorous and highly intelligent, she is also a writer of rare talent' Observer