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Jay Griffiths

    Jay Griffiths je autorka, která se vyznačuje hlubokým spojením s přírodou a vášnivým zájmem o divokost. Její psaní často zkoumá témata svobody, odporu a oslavy života mimo konvenční struktury. Prostřednictvím své práce se Griffiths snaží zachytit esenci lidského ducha a jeho propojení s přírodním světem. Její styl je poetický a evokativní, přitahuje čtenáře do světa plného úžasu a zamyšlení.

    Tristimania: A Diary of Manic Depressions
    Kith
    A Time from the World
    Seal Morning
    Why Rebel
    Anarchipelago
    • Anarchipelago

      • 64 stránek
      • 3 hodiny čtení
      4,4(18)Ohodnotit

      'Anarchipelago' tells the semi-fictional tale of the Newbury Road protest camp, its characters and the politics around the events.

      Anarchipelago
    • At the age of 10, Rowena Farre left the security of her parents' home in India and was sent to live with her aunt on a lonely croft in the wild and remote Highlands of Scotland. This autobiography offers insight into the private affectation of the raw Scottish Highlands on an unassuming young girl who made friendships with a talented seal.

      Seal Morning
    • A Time from the World

      • 192 stránek
      • 7 hodin čtení
      4,0(16)Ohodnotit

      Written by a woman who refused to acknowledge the social divisions that keep us apart, A Time From the World is an intimate account of a Gypsy culture that is repeatedly sensationalised, glamourised, demonised, and just plain misunderstood.

      A Time from the World
    • Kith

      • 432 stránek
      • 16 hodin čtení
      3,9(10)Ohodnotit

      Seeks to discover why we deny our children the freedoms of space, time and the natural world. Visiting communities as far apart as West Papua and the Arctic, as well as the UK, and delving into history, philosophy, language and literature, this book explores how children's affinity for nature is an essential and universal element of childhood.

      Kith
    • A stark and lyrical account of the psyche in crisis from the author of Kith Tristimania tells the story of a devastating year-long episode of manic depression, culminating in a long solo pilgrimage across Spain. Recording the experience of mania as has rarely been done before, Jay Griffiths shows how the condition is at once terrifying and also profoundly creative, both tricking and treating the psyche. An intimate and raw journey, Tristimania illuminates something of the universal human spirit

      Tristimania: A Diary of Manic Depressions
    • A Love Letter from a Stray Moon reimagines the exceptional life and uncompromising art of Frida Kahlo. The inspiration for The Four Fridas production.

      A Love Letter from a Stray Moon
    • Tristimania

      • 224 stránek
      • 8 hodin čtení
      3,7(24)Ohodnotit

      Publisher's description. A stark and lyrical memoir of the steep descent into madness and the slow, agonizing recovery that follows. In 2013, Jay Griffiths suffered a devastating year-long episode of hypomania and extreme depression. Tristimania is the extraordinary, brave and painfully honest account of that year. Penguin

      Tristimania
    • Wild

      • 480 stránek
      • 17 hodin čtení
      3,7(129)Ohodnotit

      Jay Griffiths describes an extraordinary odyssey, courageous and sometimes dangerous, to wildernesses of earth and ice, water and fire. It is also a journey into that greatest of uncharted lands - wild mind - as she explores the words and meanings which shape our ideas and our experience of our own wildness.

      Wild
    • A Sideways Look at Time

      • 418 stránek
      • 15 hodin čtení
      3,7(379)Ohodnotit

      This book offers a profound and lyrical examination of how we perceive and navigate time in our daily existence. It delves into the intricacies of temporal experience, inviting readers to reflect on the moments that shape their lives and the significance of time in shaping human experience. Through its insightful prose, it encourages a deeper understanding of the relationship between time and our personal narratives.

      A Sideways Look at Time