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The Naked Shore
Door Tom Blass
| Categorie | Engels |
|---|---|
| Boeknummer | #409335 |
| Titel | The Naked Shore: Of the North Sea |
| Auteur | Blass, Tom |
| Boektype | Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag |
| Uitgeverij | London : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Jaar van uitgave | 2015 |
| ISBN10 | 1408815494 |
| ISBN13 | 9781408815496 |
| Taal | Engels |
| Beschrijving | Original boards, silver lettered spine, dust jacket, 8vo. |
| Samenvatting | Saturnine and quick-tempered, the formidable North Sea is often overlooked - even by those living within a stone's throw of its steel-grey waters. But as playground, theatre of war and cultural crossing-point, it has shaped the world in myriad ways, forged villains and heroes, and determined the fates of nations. It's not all grim, though: the seaside holiday was born on North Sea beaches, and artists, poets and writers have been as equally inspired by glinting sun on the wave-tops as they have the drama of a winter storm. With a wry eye and a warm coat, Tom Blass travels the edges of the North Sea meeting fishermen, artists, bomb disposal experts, burgermeisters - and those who have found themselves flung to the sea's perimeters quite by chance. In doing so he attempts to piece together its manifold histories and to reveal truths, half-truths and fictions otherwise submerged... |
| Pagina's | 306 |
| Conditie | Goed |
| Prijs | € 10,00 |
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