Anima: A Wild Pastoral

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Price
$20.00  $18.60
Publisher
Graywolf Press
Publish Date
Pages
400
Dimensions
5.59 X 8.22 X 1.11 inches | 1.07 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781644453001

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About the Author
Kapka Kassabova is a writer of narrative nonfiction, poetry, and fiction. She grew up in Sofia, Bulgaria, and lives in the Scottish Highlands. She is the author of Elixir, To the Lake, and Border, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.
Reviews

"Fascinating. . . . At its heart, this is an emotional story about the bonds between humans, animals, and the land. A lush ode to 'one of the oldest nomadic peoples to have entered modernity with their animals.'" --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"Kassabova lovingly chronicles the solitude and toil of the Karakachans, a once-nomadic Balkan people whose existence is now threatened by global warming and industrialization."--The New York Times Book Review

"Kassabova's lyrical sensibility will transport readers. . . . This pensive travelogue captures the rigors and attractions of a vanishing way of life." --Publishers Weekly

"A book that mesmerises with its sense of adventure and epic sweep, this is creative nonfiction at its best." --Monique Roffey, The Guardian (UK)

"Kassabova is iron-hard and courageous, both on the page and in life." --Mark Cocker, The Spectator (UK)

"Kassabova's prose constantly moves and surprises, unfolding from one image into the next, like the flock."--Erika Howsare, Los Angeles Review of Books