Encountering an eccentric cast of characters along the way, Sebald confronts the frailty of human existence as he voyages along the Suffolk coast on foot.
What begins as the record of a journey on foot through coastal East Anglia becomes the great, constellated story of people and cultures past and present: of Chateaubriand, Thomas Browne, Swinburne and Conrad, of fishing fleets, skulls and silkworms. A rich meditation on the past via a melancholy trip along the Suffolk coast, The Rings of Saturn is an intricately patterned and haunting book on the transience of all things human.
VINTAGE VOYAGES: A world of journeys, from the tallest mountains to the depths of the mind
| ISBN: | 9781784875350 |
| Publication date: | 6th June 2019 |
| Author: | W G Sebald |
| Publisher: | Vintage Classics an imprint of Random House |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 320 pages |
| Series: | Vintage Voyages |
| Genres: |
Literary essays Humanist philosophy Travel writing |
Encountering an eccentric cast of characters along the way, Sebald confronts the frailty of human existence as he voyages along the Suffolk coast on foot.
What begins as the record of a journey on foot through coastal East Anglia becomes the great, constellated story of people and cultures past and present: of Chateaubriand, Thomas Browne, Swinburne and Conrad, of fishing fleets, skulls and silkworms. A rich meditation on the past via a melancholy trip along the Suffolk coast, The Rings of Saturn is an intricately patterned and haunting book on the transience of all things human.
VINTAGE VOYAGES: A world of journeys, from the tallest mountains to the depths of the mind
The Rings of Saturn features in the following genres: Literary essays, Humanist philosophy, Travel writing
The Rings of Saturn is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Rings of Saturn was written by W G Sebald and published by Vintage Classics an imprint of Random House
The Rings of Saturn has 320 pages
Yes it is part of Vintage Voyages series
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