On Silbury Hill (Little Toller Monographs)
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (996 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1908213361 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Kindle Customer said Wonderful--a must-read. This is an exceptional memoir built around childhood experiences of Silbury Hill in the UK. A neolithic monument, the author's experience of it has followed him into his adult life and informed his writing and thoughts about the world. Thorpe skillfully blends passages and memories of his life with explanations of the archeaology behind Silbury Hill, and the speculations surrounding why
But it's more than that. It is a love letter, a homage to an object, a place and a symbol that has provided succour and mystery and hope and wonder." (BEN MYERS, Caught by the River) ----- "A deeply personal book written in precise and beautiful prose." (JOHN OWEN, Country & Town House) "He seeks a blend of the personal and the scientific - that raises profound questions about what archaeology can understand of the past. There is no contemporary I admire more than Adam Thorpe - His new book On Silbury Hill is an experiment in pyscho-geography, partly a memoir, partly an exploration of the strange prehistoric landscape of Wiltshire - A book t
Silbury Hill, the largest pre-historic mound in Europe, like Stonehenge, has inspired and perplexed people for generations. Adam Thorpe, author of the highly influential book Ulverton, reflects on what Silbury Hill has meant to him throughout his life.
He has since published nine novels, five collections of poetry and two books of short stories. His first novel, Ulverton was published to great critical acclaim and is considered a modern classic. He has also published new translations of Flaubert and Zola, had a stage play performed almost entirely in Berkshire dialect, and written numerous radio plays. Adam Thor