Born on the wrong side of the Berlin Wall, as a child Judith Schalansky could travel only through the pages of an atlas. Now she has created her own, taking us across the oceans of the world to fifty remote islands. Perfect maps jostle with cryptic tales from the islands, full of rare animals and lost explorers, marooned slaves and lonely scientists, mutinous sailors and forgotten castaways.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Utterly exquisite (Robert MacFarlane Guardian)
Gorgeous, lyrical and whimsical (Time)
Rarely has armchair travel been so farflung and romantic (Time Out)
By book's end, I felt that I had travelled to all fifty islands (Washington Post)
Anyone who opens this ... is likely to get as lost as Robinson Crusoe (Die Zeit)
Judith Schalansky is a writer and award-winning graphic designer, and lectures on typography in Potsdam. She has written a novel and a typographic compendium, Fraktur mon Amour (2006) which has won several design prizes. She lives in Berlin.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Shipping:
FREE
Within United Kingdom
Book Description PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # DB-9781846143496
Book Description paperback. Condition: New. Language: ENG. Seller Inventory # 9781846143496
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 15812336-n
Book Description Flexibound. Condition: New. BRAND NEW ** SUPER FAST SHIPPING FROM UK WAREHOUSE ** 30 DAY MONEY BACK GUARANTEE. Seller Inventory # 9781846143496-GDR
Book Description Condition: New. Bookseller Inventory # ST1846143497. Seller Inventory # ST1846143497
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # ria9781846143496_new
Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. Trade Paperback. Language: English. Brand new Book. Born on the wrong side of the Berlin Wall, as a child Judith Schalansky could travel only through the pages of an atlas. Now she has created her own, taking us across the oceans of the world to fifty remote islands. Perfect maps jostle with cryptic tales from the islands, full of rare animals and lost explorers, marooned slaves and lonely scientists, mutinous sailors and forgotten castaways. Seller Inventory # AAZ9781846143496
Book Description Flexibound. Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 6666-GRD-9781846143496
Book Description Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. An atlas that takes us across the oceans of the world to fifty remote islands. It features rare animals and lost explorers, marooned slaves and lonely scientists, mutinous sailors and forgotten castaways. Seller Inventory # B9781846143496
Book Description Flexibound. Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 6666-LBR-9781846143496