A lyrical reminder of Ireland's lost words that offer a different way of seeing the world.
Manchán Magan Knihy
Manchán Magan je autor, ktorého dielo skúma zložité vzťahy medzi svetovými kultúrami a globalizáciou. Jeho písanie, často inšpirované rozsiahlym cestovaním a dokumentárnou prácou, vyniká prenikavým pohľadom na ľudskú skúsenosť v kontexte meniaceho sa sveta. Maganov štýl je pútavý a analytický, kde sa osobná perspektíva prelína s hlbším zamyslením nad spoločenskými a kultúrnymi dynamikami. Jeho dielo ponúka čitateľom jedinečnú možnosť nahliadnuť pod povrch bežných predstáv o svete a objaviť nové spôsoby vnímania globálnych výziev.
A travel show veteran chronicles his backpacking trip through the Americas.
Truck Fever
- 277 stránok
- 10 hodin čítania
A young man travels overland from London to Nairobi in a truck with a group of squabbling, treacherous cast-offs from Thatcher's Britain, including privately educated schoolgirls, a predatory market gardener, a former torturer from the British Army, a locksmith claiming to be a UFO abductee, three conniving nurses and a prim quantity surveyor. A non-stop rollercoaster ride of adventure, anecdote and fresh observations about the nature of Africa and what it means to be passing through.
Tree Dogs, Banshee Fingers and Other Irish Words for Nature
- 96 stránok
- 4 hodiny čítania
A magical illustrated collection of Irish words for the natural world from the author of the bestseller, Thirty-Two Words for Field.
Look closer at the most magical places in Ireland with this beautiful book inspired by Listen to the Land Speak.
In this illuminating new book, Manchan Magan sets out on a journey in our ancestors' footsteps to uncover the ancient myths and stories that have shaped our national identity, embedded in the strata of land that have endured through millennia - from ice ages through to famines and floods.