{"product_id":"in-our-nature-stories-of-wildness-9780820324579","title":"In Our Nature: Stories of Wildness","description":"\u003cp\u003eFourteen unforgettable short stories provoke, illuminate, and startle as they explore our perception of nature and the conflict between wildness and civilization within each of us. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs we are recognizing the consequences of the destruction of forests and wetlands, the pillaging of the seas, and the toxicity of industry, we are experiencing profound uncertainty about our relationship with the earth. These stellar short stories by writers such as Barry Lopez, Rick Bass, Margaret Atwood, E. L. Doctorow, Chris Offutt, and others plumb the mystery--as only fiction can--of nature within us and the world of nature that surrounds us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe are nature, in spite of our machines, our plastics, and our artificial ingredients. Yet what do we make of our own nature? Our own wildness? And how do we explain the paradox of our urge to both exploit and protect wilderness? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom E. L. Doctorow's shattering tale, \"Willi,\" in which a young boy witnesses adults transformed into animals by the frenzy of sexual lust, to Rick Bass's \"Swamp Boy,\" whose young hero is hounded by a pack of boys incensed by his solitary communion with the wild, to Margaret Atwood's wickedly funny story, \"My Life as a Bat,\" or Kent Meyers's soulful ballad of love regained, \"The Heart of the Sky,\" these memorable stories articulate our deep need for wilderness and the indelible role nature plays in our psychological and spiritual well-being.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Donna Seaman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/04\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 5.60w x 0.74d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820324579\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2003 pg. 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDONNA SEAMAN is an editor for \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e. Her reviews and essays have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eBoston Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eRuminator Review\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Chicago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Georgia Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40687327281267,"sku":"9.78082E+12","price":24.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_f0079624-f097-46f4-8e81-d8042baddcac.jpg?v=1675175556","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/in-our-nature-stories-of-wildness-9780820324579","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}