Summary
A hymn to the mystery, beauty and majesty of the ocean, and to the poets and explorers it has inspired – the world’s finest writing about the world’s finest place.
Ever since the first travellers reached the coast of Africa hundreds of thousands of years ago, the ocean has been one of the wellsprings of the human imagination. Its restless immensity has given us new horizons to cross, new possibilities to explore, and inspired wonder, heartache and heroism.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781926428161 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1926428161 |
| Author: | James Bradley |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Imprint: | Hamish Hamilton |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Release Date: | 25 October 2010 |
| Weight: | 665g |
| Dimensions: | 231mm x 154mm x 40mm |
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About The Author
James Bradley
James Bradley is a writer and critic. His books include the novels Wrack, The Deep Field, Clade and Ghost Species, a book of poetry, Paper Nautilus, and a work of non-fiction, Deep Water. His essays and articles have appeared in The Monthly, The Guardian, Sydney Review of Books, Griffith Review, Meanjin, the Weekend Australian and the Sydney Morning Herald. In 2012 he won the Pascall Prize for Australia’s Critic of the Year, and he has been shortlisted twice for the Bragg Prize for Science Writing and nominated for a Walkley Award. He lives in Sydney.
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