BAMBOO FLY ROD SUITE: REFLECTIONS ON FISHING AND THE GEOGRAPHY OF GRACE. By Frank Soos. Illustrations by Kesler Woodward.

Soos (Frank).

ISBN 10: 0820320641 / ISBN 13: 9780820320649

Published by The University of Georgia Press. Athens and London. 1999, 1999

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1999). 1999 1st edition. Small 8vo (157 x 209mm). Ppviii,72. Colour and b/w illustrations by Kesler Woodward. Two-tone blue laminated boards, upper board and spine titled in dark and light blue. Corners just slightly bumped else very good in dust-wrapper. Fishing philosophy with a split-cane theme. "After he was handed an old broken-down bamboo fly-fishing rod, Frank Soos waited several years before he cautiously undertook its restoration. That painstaking enterprise becomes the central metaphor and unifying theme for the captivating personal essays presented here. With sly wit and disarming candor, Soos recounts fly-fishing adventures that become points of departure for wide-ranging ruminations on the larger questions that haunt him. Soos casts a skeptical eye on the engines of consumerism, reflects on the seductiveness of perfection, and celebrates the creative power that comes from mistakes. He offers fresh new perceptions about the human costs of the ever-accelerating pace of contemporary life and the increasingly hard work of resisting it. More than a meditation, Bamboo Fly Rod Suite engages the issue of individual human responsibility and the ultimate question of 'How to be' with equal parts humility and wonder." "Bamboo Fly Rod Suite is one of those small miracles of fly-fishing literature that will appeal to a wide audience of fishers and non-fishers alike, who will find it its celebration of the reflective life a welcome antidote to the mindless rush of our times." (W.D. Wetherell). . Seller Inventory # 43613

Synopsis:

After he was handed an old broken-down bamboo fly rod, Frank Soos waited several years before he cautiously undertook its restoration. That painstaking enterprise becomes the central metaphor and the unifying theme for the captivating personal essays presented here.With sly wit and disarming candor, Soos recounts fly-fishing adventures that become points of departure for wide-ranging ruminations on the larger questions that haunt him. Coming to terms with his new rod in "On Wanting Everything," Soos casts a skeptical eye on the engines of consumerism and muses on the paradox of how a fishing rod that becomes too valuable ceases to be useful. "The Age of Imperfection" begins as a rueful account of his botched repair work but soon changes into an insightful reflection on the seductiveness of perfection and finishes as an homage to the creative power that comes from mistakes. In "Useful Tools" Soos takes a decidedly pessimistic look at the age-old quest to combine the good with the beautiful and concludes with an eloquent appreciation of a good tool put to an unintended use. "On His Slowness" offers fresh new perceptions about the human costs of the ever-accelerating pace of contemporary life and the increasingly hard work of resisting it. More than a meditation on suicide, "Obituary with Bamboo Fly Rod" engages the issue of individual human responsibility and the ultimate question of "How to be" with equal parts humility and wonder.This elegant volume is handsomely illustrated with the full-color paintings of Alaskan artist Kesler Woodward. Rich in wisdom and physical appeal, "Bamboo Fly Rod Suite" is a distinctive and rewarding book with wide-ranging appeal.

Review: "A beautiful volume--with strong, original essays."--"Atlanta Journal-Constitution"

Bibliographic Details

Title: BAMBOO FLY ROD SUITE: REFLECTIONS ON FISHING...
Publisher: The University of Georgia Press. Athens and London. 1999
Publication Date: 1999
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: new
Edition: 1st Edition