THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
The enchanting biography of an ancient tree.
For over two centuries, as rulers have risen and fallen and wars have raged, one majestic oak tree has lived out an epic drama. From germination in 1780 to adapting to the changing climate of the modern age, its struggles and triumphs took place far from human eyes. That is, until one day a young man named Laurent Tillon came across it, and a decades-long relationship began ...
In this dazzling book, biodiversity expert Tillon narrates the story of the tree he calls Quercus. Evoking the richness which is all around us, he reveals that Quercus is embedded in a network of ever-shifting relationships, from close alliances between plants and animals to battles between insects, birds and fungi.
A book of ecology unlike any other, Being An Oak offers a tree-eyed view of life on earth.
Translated by the award-winning translator Jessica Moore.
| ISBN: | 9781804183410 |
| Publication date: | 5th February 2026 |
| Author: | Laurent Tillon |
| Publisher: | Ithaka an imprint of Bonnier Books UK |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 320 pages |
| Primary Genre | Popular Science |
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THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
The enchanting biography of an ancient tree.
For over two centuries, as rulers have risen and fallen and wars have raged, one majestic oak tree has lived out an epic drama. From germination in 1780 to adapting to the changing climate of the modern age, its struggles and triumphs took place far from human eyes. That is, until one day a young man named Laurent Tillon came across it, and a decades-long relationship began ...
In this dazzling book, biodiversity expert Tillon narrates the story of the tree he calls Quercus. Evoking the richness which is all around us, he reveals that Quercus is embedded in a network of ever-shifting relationships, from close alliances between plants and animals to battles between insects, birds and fungi.
A book of ecology unlike any other, Being An Oak offers a tree-eyed view of life on earth.
Translated by the award-winning translator Jessica Moore.
Being an Oak features in the following genres: Nature and the natural world: general interest, Popular Science, The Earth: natural history: general interest, Trees, wildflowers and plants: general interest
Being an Oak is available in Paperback, Hardback
Being an Oak was written by Laurent Tillon and published by Ithaka an imprint of Bonnier Books UK
Being an Oak has 320 pages
£9.89
