Skating to Antarctica

Cover for 'Skating to Antarctica'

About this book

This strange and brilliant book recounts Jenny Diski’s journey to Antarctica, 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.

 


 


 

Publishers

  • Original publisher English: Virago

About the client & agent

Jenny Diski
Author
Jenny Diski
Represented by
Peter Straus Peter Straus Becky Brown Becky Brown (Legacy)

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