Book Information
- Publisher
- Penguin Ireland
- Published
- 2011-10-25
- Pages
- 352 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 16.2 x 3.8 x 24 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9781844882373
- ISBN-10
- 1844882373
- Price
- 32000 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Education & Reference/Writing, Research & Publishing Guides/Writing/Travel
The triumphant conclusion to Tim Robinson's extraordinary Connemara trilogy, which Robert Macfarlane has called 'one of the most remarkable non-fiction projects undertaken in English'. Robinson writes about the people, places and history of south Connemara - one of Ireland's last Gaelic-speaking enclaves - with the encyclopaedic knowledge of a cartographer and the grace of a born writer. From the man who has been praised in the highest terms by Joseph O'Connor ('One of contemporary Ireland's finest literary stylists''), John Burnside ('one of the finest of contemporary prose stylists'), Fintan O'Toole ('Simply one of the best non-fiction prose writers currently at work') and Giles Foden ('an indubitable classic'), among many others, this is one of the publishing events of 2011 and the conclusion of one of the great literary projects of our time. 'He is that rarest of phenomena, a scientist and an artist, and his method is to combine scientific rigour with artistic reverie in a seamless blend that both informs and delights.' John Banville, Guardian 'A masterpiece of travel and topographical writing, and an incomparable and enthralling meditation on times past ... This perfectly pitched work opens readers up to the world around them' Sunday Times 'Will endure into the far future ... He knows this world as no one else does, and writes about it with awe and love, but also with measured grace, an artist's eye and a scientist's sensibility' Colm Toibin, Sunday Business Post Books of the Year 'Robinson is a marvel ... the supreme practitioner of geo-graphy, the writing of places' Fintan O'Toole, Observer Books of the Year 'Anyone willing to get lost in this book will be left with indelible mental images of places they may never have visited but will now never forget' Dermot Bolger, Irish Mail on Sunday
A native of Yorkshire, Tim Robinson moved to the Aran Islands in 1972. He is the author of the two-volume Stones of Aran and ofcollections of essays, and maps of the Aran Islands, the Burren and Connemara. Connemara: Listening to the Wind, published in 2006, won the Irish Book Award for Non-fiction. Connemara: The Last Pool of Darkness followed in 2008. Since 1984 Tim Robinson has lived in Roundstone, Connemara.
Reviews
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Triumphant conclusion to the Connemara trilogy
Robinson is a writer (and mapmaker) like no other. For him a place's people and their stories are equally as valid as its geology, landscape, and documents, giving the reader a quite unearned feeling of deep familiarity. His Connemara trilogy are not guide books, though you can use them to guide yourself in this beautiful corner of Ireland, and they are not histories, though decades from now readers will be grateful he brought his enquiring mind to Connemara - and stayed, for decades. He takes no story and no place for granted; he walks the ground, investigates, records and above all is a tireless and tactful listener. This volume on Irish-speaking south Connemara is not a quick read, and as with the other two of the trilogy, I recommend a good supply of little post-it notes to mark the people, places and their stories that you'll want to refer to again and again. In this volume he uses Irish place names rather than the anglicised ones outsiders are more used to - appropriately, considering the region - and if that makes us work a little harder, fair enough. An important book from one of the great writers of our time: how fortunate we are that he didn't hang up his notebook and cycle clips after his unique books and maps of Aran.
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Tim Robinson knows the bays and inlets, bogs and ...
Tim Robinson knows the bays and inlets, bogs and hills of which he writes. He captures the essence of a land that is difficult to know but well worth knowing. With his wealth of knowledge and experience he brings life to - and explains life in - the rocky glory of Connemara.
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... is a superb writer and everything he writes I like and esp when it is about Connemara one of ...
I thought I already did this but Tim Robinson is a superb writer and everything he writes I like and esp when it is about Connemara one of my favorite places on earth
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Challenging Book
This book is a mystery, just like Connemara. It was hard to tell where fact and fantasy just are separated and just blend into one another just like the uncertainty in where the boundary between land and water in Connemara itself. I like the fact that he adds to the mystery of the place by bringing in geological facts and even mathematics. That is to say, Connemara is actually in a different dimension, and so is this book. Both this book and Connemara left me confused and wondering and wanting more........
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Connemara, Tim Robinson's Masterpiece
I have not read the book yet, but my father has. It was a Father's Day gift for him. He was born and raised in Ireland and I have spent many summers in Ireland. A few years ago my dad and I visited the land and nearby islands that Tim Robinson knows so well and writes so eloquently about. My dad really enjoyed reading this masterpiece and I look forward to turning its pages soon.
Related Literary Awards
- Irish Book Awards Edition 9 (2011) ・Excellence Award