Braiding together personal, collective, and historical explorations of what it means to "go west," Amy Kaler offers deep reflections on the meaning of life, middle age, and climate catastrophe. She explores "ruins" of the human history of the North American settler west—faded hamlets, bunkers, fields of cars, bends in the river—that serve as emblems of hope, generational commitment abandoned by contemporary heirs, faith, hubris, even carelessness.
These stops are intertwined with reflections on aging, temporality, and change, making the book feel like a deeply satisfying road trip with a thoughtful friend. Moving from meditative to ardent to sobering in compelling and measured ways, Half-Light shimmers with urgency and suggestion.
| ISBN: | 9781772127409 |
| Publication date: | 30th May 2024 |
| Author: | Amy Kaler |
| Publisher: | University of Alberta Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 248 pages |
| Series: | Wayfarer |
| Genres: |
Travel writing Memoirs Local history |
Braiding together personal, collective, and historical explorations of what it means to "go west," Amy Kaler offers deep reflections on the meaning of life, middle age, and climate catastrophe. She explores "ruins" of the human history of the North American settler west—faded hamlets, bunkers, fields of cars, bends in the river—that serve as emblems of hope, generational commitment abandoned by contemporary heirs, faith, hubris, even carelessness.
Half-Light features in the following genres: Travel writing, Memoirs, Local history
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Half-Light was written by Amy Kaler and published by University of Alberta Press
Half-Light has 248 pages
Yes it is part of Wayfarer series
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