'He is that rarest of phenomena, a scientist and an artist, and his method is to combine scientific rigour with artistic reverie in a seamless blend that both informs and delights.' John Banville, Guardian
'Will endure into the far future . . . He knows this world as no one else does, and writes about it with awe and love, but also with measured grace, and artist's eye and a scientist's sensibility.' Colm Toibin, Sunday Business Post Books of the Year
'Robinson is a marvel . . . the supreme practitioner of geo-graphy, the writing of places.' Fintan O'Toole, Observer Books of the Year
'Breathtaking . . . the West of Ireland has found its ultimate laureate.' Patricia Craig, TLS
'Tim Robinson is the Proust of the western seaboard, a Ruskin of the isles.' Brain Dillon, New Statesman
'he is the nearest thing we have to a living legend, this side of Famous Seamus - one of the few people from our world whose name will still be known a century on.' Manchan Magan, Irish Times
Product code: 9780141049595
| ISBN |
9780141049595 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD in mm) |
H198xW129xS26 |
| No. Of Pages |
432 |
| Publisher |
Penguin Books Ltd |