The Naked Shore of the North Sea
Häftad bok. Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd. 2017. 306 sidor.
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Förlagsfakta
- ISBN
- 9781408834039
- Titel
- The Naked Shore
- Författare
- Tom Blass
- Förlag
- Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd.
- Utgivningsår
- 2017
- Omfång
- 306 sidor
- Bandtyp
- Mått
- 128 x 198 mm Ryggbredd 20 mm
- Vikt
- 225 g
- Språk
- English
- Baksidestext
- 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...
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