Portrait of the Gulf Stream: In Praise of Currents (Armchair Traveller) - Hardcover

Orsenna, Erik

 
9781905791972: Portrait of the Gulf Stream: In Praise of Currents (Armchair Traveller)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1905791976 ISBN 13: 9781905791972
Verlag: Armchair Traveller, 2008

Inhaltsangabe

Passion and concern for the Gulf Stream motivated Erik Orsenna to travel far and wide to meet scholars and scientists who hold the key to the mysteries of this powerful ocean current. Spanning thousands of years of history, this book weaves between poetry and science to trace the influence of currents on our climate and culture.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Erik Orsenna has published several novels, including L'Exposition coloniale, which was awaded the prix Goncourt. He was cultural advisor to French President Mitterand and has been a member of the Academie Francaise since 1998.


Érik Orsenna has written seven novels and been awarded the Roger Nimier and Goncourt prizes. He was elected to the French Academy in 1998 where he occupies Jacques-Yves Cousteau’s former seat. His other works to have been translated include the novel The Indies Enterprise.

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Verlag
Armchair Traveller
Erscheinungsdatum
2008
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1905791976
ISBN 13 
9781905791972
Einband
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Anzahl der Seiten
319
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