The Living Mountain: A Celebration of the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland

Author(s): Nan Shepherd

Travel Literature

The Living Mountain is a lyrical testament in praise of the Cairngorms. It is a work deeply rooted in Nan Shepherd's knowledge of the natural world, and a poetic and philosophical meditation on our longing for high and holy places. Drawing on different perspectives of the mountain environment, Shepherd makes the familiar strange and the strange awe-inspiring. Her sensitivity and powers of observation put her into the front rank of nature writing.

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Introduced by Robert Macfarlane

* The finest book ever written on nature and landscape in Britain Guardian * Most works of mountain literature are written by men, and most of them focus on the goal of the summit. Nan Shepherd's aimless, sensual exploration of the Cairngorms is bracingly different -- Robert Macfarlane

General Fields

  • : 9780857861832
  • : Canongate Books
  • : Canongate Books
  • : 0.123
  • : March 2011
  • : 198mm X 129mm X 9mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : 160
  • : Main - Canons Imprint Re-Issue
  • : BC
  • : Nan Shepherd