Wanderlust

Resumen del libro

What does it mean to be out walking in the world? From pilgrimages to protest marches, mountaineering to meandering, this modern classic weaves together numerous histories to trace a range of possibilities for this most basic act. Touching on the philosophers of Ancient Greece, the Romantic poets, Jane Austen's Elizabeth Bennett, Andre Breton's Nadja, and more, Rebecca Solnit considers what forms of pleasure and freedom walkers have sought at different times. Profound and provocative, Wanderlust invites us to look afresh at the rich, varied, often radical interplay of the body, the imagination, and the world when walking.

Biografía del autor

Escritora, historiadora y activista, Rebecca Solnit es la autora de quince libros sobre medioambiente, paisajes y panoramas, la comunidad, el arte, la política, la esperanza y la memoria y que incluyen Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities; The Faraway Nearby; Un paraíso construido en el infierno; A Field Guide to Getting Lost; Wanderlust: Una historia del caminar y River of Shadows: Eadwear Muybridge and the Technological Wild West (por el que ha recibido una beca Guggenheim, el Premio del Círculo de Nacional de Críticos Literarios en su apartado de crítica y el Premio Litera