Terra Incognita
Travels in Antarctica
$29.78
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
3 October 1997
Summary
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 rev…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099731818 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0099731819 |
| Author: | Sara Wheeler |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 3 October 1997 |
| Weight: | 220g |
| Dimensions: | 22mm x 130mm x 197mm |
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Critics Review
Antarctica could hope for no better chronicler: spirited, humorous and highly intelligent, she is also a writer of rare talent
Antarctica could hope for no better chronicler: spirited, humorous and highly intelligent, she is also a writer of rare talent * Observer *
Penetrating, vivacious and often amusing, Wheeler’s record has a sharp authenticity * The Times *
She writes with a consistent wry wit… she never lacks empathy, compassion or generosity for people whose values, background and gender were the polar opposite of hers…What she has done could not be done better * Independent *
Her book is an impressive achievement, one genuinely brushed by the ghosts of the past – Beryl Bainbridge * Literary Review *
Terra Incognita deserves to be a bestseller…a wonderful book and terrific corrective to the polar bulldust periodically emitted by Sir Ralph Wotsisname and others of his ilk * Daily Telegraph *
Every phrase, every observation twitches with life; every colour seems her own. Forget Antarctica, the mind is a big place, too. I found myself falling for this writer’s strong, incisive wisdom even more than the ice sheet and penguins – Julie Myerson * Mail on Sunday *
I cannot believe that anything better will ever be written about Antarctica – Geoffrey Moorhouse * Daily Telegraph *
Sara Wheeler
Sara Wheeler is the author of several acclaimed books, including the international bestseller Terra Incognita: Travels in Antarctica. The Telegraph described it as, “I do not think there will ever be a better book on the Antarctic.”
Her book The Magnetic North: Notes from the Arctic Circle was selected as Book of the Year by notable figures such as Will Self, Michael Palin, and A. N. Wilson.
Wheeler has also published two biographies of notable travellers: Cherry: A Life of Apsley Cherry-Garrard and Too Close to the Sun: The Life and Times of Denys Finch Hatton. She expressed relief at finally writing about women in her book, O My America!.
She currently resides in London.
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