The Hiking Book from Hell
Are Kalvø
(Author)
Lucy Moffatt
(Translator)
21,000+ Reviews
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Description
- Entertaining adventure writing: the author is a comedian and his writing is smart and funny.
- The hilarious absurdity of the things we do to connect to nature: like climbing a mountain in the pouring rain or buying ridiculously expensive gear just to take a walk.
- Broad appeal: For fans of Bill Bryson and Karl Pilkington, as well as followers of the wildly popular instagram turned book, Subpar Parks.
- One of Scandinavia's biggest comedians: Kalvø is hugely popular in Scandinavia and his humor translates to a North American audience.
- Relatable writing about middle-age: with humor and specificity, Kalvo describes that all-too-familiar process of entering your forties and realizing your friends' tastes and hobbies have changed (and yours may have too).
Product Details
Price
$19.95
$18.55
Publisher
Greystone Books
Publish Date
May 31, 2022
Pages
328
Dimensions
5.9 X 8.8 X 0.9 inches | 0.95 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781771645850
BISAC Categories:
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About the Author
Are Kalvø is one of Norway's leading comedians and satirists who has worked in standup for over twenty-five years. He has produced prize-winning musicals, reviews, an opera, and almost a dozen books. He often writes about things he doesn't know much about. This is the first time that he is also writing about something he doesn't understand.
Reviews
"The Hiking Book from Hell is a smart, funny, and honest exposé of the cult of the outdoors, from the sublime to the ridiculous."
--Foreword Reviews "It takes a uniquely talented satirist to hold a mirror to our very serious hobbies and point out that they are actually kind of ridiculous, but Kalvø is able to do so in such a way to make anyone chuckle. He's just that talented."
--Jason Hayes, humor writer "The Hiking Book From Hell offers exactly what everyone wants in a reading experience. There's adventure. There's bad weather. There's philosophy. There's shopping. But mostly there's the lively wit of Are Kalvø."
--J. Maarten Troost, author of The Sex Lives of Cannibals "Startlingly insightful and all-too-relatable. If you hike, buy this book. I could not stop laughing."
--Diana Helmuth, author of How to Suffer Outside "A funny and relatable memoir about the uncanny and eventually irresistible pull of the great outdoors, even on those of us who thought we were inoculated by big-city sensibilities, irony, and impractical footwear."
--Charles Demers, comedian, and author of Property Values and Primary Obsessions "Humorous and engaging, The Hiking Book from Hell will resonate with anyone who hated summer camp, whose natural habitat does not include fleece clothing, and who is a late (or reluctant) arrival to the trail or the slopes. You'll be humming 'The Happy Wanderer' and reaching for your backpack."
--Jane Christmas, author of Open House: A Life in Thirty-two Moves and What the Psychic Told the Pilgrim
"The Hiking Book from Hell is a smart, funny, and honest exposéeacute; of the cult of the outdoors, from the sublime to the ridiculous."
-Foreword Reviews "It takes a uniquely talented satirist to hold a mirror to our very serious hobbies and point out that they are actually kind of ridiculous, but Kalvøoslash; is able to do so in such a way to make anyone chuckle. He's just that talented."
--Jason Hayes, humor writer "The Hiking Book From Hell offers exactly what everyone wants in a reading experience. There's adventure. There's bad weather. There's philosophy. There's shopping. But mostly there's the lively wit of Are Kalvø."
--J. Maarten Troost, author of The Sex Lives of Cannibals "Startlingly insightful and all-too-relatable. If you hike, buy this book. I could not stop laughing."
--Diana Helmuth, author of How to Suffer Outside "A funny and relatable memoir about the uncanny and eventually irresistible pull of the great outdoors, even on those of us who thought we were inoculated by big-city sensibilities, irony, and impractical footwear."
--Charles Demers, comedian, and author of Property Values and Primary Obsessions "Humorous and engaging, The Hiking Book from Hell will resonate with anyone who hated summer camp, whose natural habitat does not include fleece clothing, and who is a late (or reluctant) arrival to the trail or the slopes. You'll be humming 'The Happy Wanderer' and reaching for your backpack."
--Jane Christmas, author of Open House: A Life in Thirty-two Moves and What the Psychic Told the Pilgrim
