Elixir - In the Valley at the End of Time

Name: Elixir
Price: 14.99 EUR
Author: Kapka Kassabova
ISBN: 9781473590182

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Kapka Kassabova

Vintage Digital
Paru le : 02/02/2023

Set in the valley of the Mesta, one of the oldest inhabited river valleys in Europe and a nexus for wild plant gatherers, Elixir is an unforgettable exploration... > Lire la suite

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Set in the valley of the Mesta, one of the oldest inhabited river valleys in Europe and a nexus for wild plant gatherers, Elixir is an unforgettable exploration of the deep connections between people, plants and place.'Kassabova had me under her spell from page one'GUARDIANOver several seasons, Kapka Kassabova spends time with the men and women of this magical region. She witnesses their rare knowledge, not only of mountain plants and the ancient practice of herbalism, but also of how to transform collective suffering into healing.
Elixir is, at its heart, an urgent, hopeful call to rethink how we live - in relation to one another, and to the world around us.* Longlisted for the Highland Book Prize 2023 *'Dark and mysterious and beautiful' FINANCIAL TIMES'Uplifting and beautifully written' MARK COCKER, SPECTATOR'Extraordinary' COUNTRY LIFE

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Date de parution : 02/02/2023
Editeur : Vintage Digital
ISBN : 978-1-4735-9018-2
EAN : 9781473590182
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Biographie de Kapka Kassabova

Kapka Kassabova is a poet and prose writer and, most recently, the author of Elixir (2023), To the Lake (2020) and Border (2017). Border won a British Academy Prize, the Scottish Book of the Year, Stanford-Dolman Travel Book of the Year, the Highland Book Prize and the Prix Nicholas Bouvier. It was also a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. The French edition of To the Lake won the Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger (non-fiction).
Kassabova grew up in Sofia, Bulgaria, and studied in New Zealand. Today she lives by a river in the Scottish Highlands. Anima is the final book in her Balkan quartet exploring the relationship between humans and their environment, following Border, To the Lake, and Elixir.