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| #1079784 in Books | imusti | 2005-01-20 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 7.80 x.67 x5.12l,.45 | File type: PDF | 256 pages | VIRAGO||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| This did not detract from my enjoyment of either piece|By WSigerson|I admire Jenny Diski's efforts to get everything down. Just after reading this I read Jonathan Franzen's New Yorker essay on his trip to Antarctica and some of their descriptions and experiences were similar. This did not detract from my enjoyment of either piece. This book also brings to mind David Foster Wa||Observer 'Skating to Antarctica is a fascinating, moving account of two voyages . Diski's book shines out for its wit, lack of self-pity and strong interest in survival. I relished her sketches of ship routine, solemn penguins and bored soldiers . Diski has a
This strange and brilliant book recounts Jenny Diski's journey to Antarctica last year, intercut with another journey into her own heart and soul...a book of dazzling variety, which weaves disquisitions on indolence, truth, inconsistency, ambiguousness, the elephant seal, Shackleton, boredom and over and over again memory, into a sparse narrative, caustic observation and vivid description of the natural world. While Diski's writing is laconic, her images are haunting.' ...
You easily download any file type for your gadget.Skating to Antarctica | Jenny Diski. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.