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The Running Book: A Journey through Memory, Landscape and History
A book about the joys and pleasures of running, the highs and lows of life, the history and landscape of Ireland, and so much more.
Book Details
- Publisher: Picador USA
- Publish Date: Jun 24th, 2021
- Pages: 176
- Language: English
- Edition: Main Market - undefined
- Dimensions: 7.64in - 5.04in - 0.47in - 0.35lb
- EAN: 9781529042382
- Categories: • History - Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945)• Running & Jogging• Europe - Ireland
About the Author
John Connell's work has been published in Granta's New Irish Writing issue. His memoir The Farmer's Son: Calving Season on a Family Farm was a number one bestseller in Ireland and won the 2018 An Post Irish Book Award/Ireland AM Popular Non-Fiction Book of the Year. He lives on his family farm, Birchview, in County Longford, Ireland.
Praise for this book
Some books are for runners, some are for history lovers. This charming volume is for both. It has made me vow to keep my eyes more widely open the next time I put my running shoes on - whether the ground beneath my feet is new or familiar. -- Adam Hochschild, author of King Leopold's Ghost
"In this slim volume, Connell offers a lovely testimonial to all the seeing to be done by eyes and hearts that hold themselves open. And he shows us that, wherever we run, the world remains with us, to be grasped in all its grief and majesty". -- Zia Haider Rahman, author of In The Light of What We Know
"British colonialism is a topic that demands coverage and I am glad that Mr Connell is approaching it from this new lens". -- Shashi Tharoor, author of Inglorious Empire
"Sensational! John Connell has done it again" -- Dean Karnazes, author, Ultramarathon Man
"A gorgeous evocation of farm life's recurring cycle of births, deaths, seasons, weather, chores and life lessons, all spun into a lovely web of stories illuminated by crystalline prose. What comes through on every page is Mr. Connell's heart and humility--and his profound appreciation for the animals who depend on him for their well-being, and vice versa." -The Wall Street Journal on The Farmer's Son
"The Farmer's Son echoes Aldo Leopold's articulation of the land ethic, Michael Pollan's writing on the food chain, and Ivan Doig's plain-language music. Admirers of these writers will celebrate the entrance of Connell's strong and distinct voice." --Booklist on The Farmer's Son