World of Wonders (eBook)

In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments

Aimee Nezhukumatathil (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2022
Milkweed Editions (Verlag)
978-1-57131-959-3 (ISBN)

Infos

"e;A poet celebrates the wonders of nature in a collection of essays that could almost serve as a coming-of-age memoir."e; -Kirkus ReviewsAs a child, Nezhukumatathil called many places home: the grounds of a Kansas mental institution, where her Filipina mother was a doctor; the open skies and tall mountains of Arizona, where she hiked with her Indian father; and the chillier climes of western New York and Ohio. But no matter where she was transplanted no matter how awkward the fit or forbidding the landscape she was able to turn to our world's fierce and funny creatures for guidance. "e;What the peacock can do,"e; she tells us, "e;is remind you of a home you will run away from and run back to all your life."e; The axolotl teaches us to smile, even in the face of unkindness; the touch-me-not plant shows us how to shake off unwanted advances; the narwhal demonstrates how to survive in hostile environments. Even in the strange and the unlovely, Nezhukumatathil finds beauty and kinship. For it is this way with wonder: it requires that we are curious enough to look past the distractions in order to fully appreciate the world's gifts. Warm, lyrical, and gorgeously illustrated by Fumi Nakamura, World of Wonders is a book of sustenance and joy. Praise for World of WondersBarnes & Noble 2020 Book of the YearAn NPR Best Book of 2020An Esquire Best Book of 2020A Publishers Weekly "e;Big Indie Book of Fall 2020"e;A BuzzFeed Best Book of Fall 2020"e;Hands-down one of the most beautiful books of the year."e; NPR"e;A timely story about love, identity and belonging."e; New York Times Book Review"e;A truly wonderous essay collection."e; Roxane Gay, The Audacity

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.6.2022
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
• Schlagworte: american indian memoir • Autobiography • Axolotl • Biography • Biracial • biractila • Collection • corpse flower • Creative Nonfiction • Diverse • Diversity • essays about animals • essays about nature • Family • Filipino • Filipino American memoirs • Hope • Identity • Illustrated • illustrated essays • Indian American memoirs • milkweed books • milkweed editions • mixed children • narwahl • Nature writing • own voices • Women of Color • wonder
• ISBN-10: 1-57131-959-X / 157131959X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-57131-959-3 / 9781571319593