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Claxton :Field Notes from a Small Planet
Claxton :Field Notes from a Small Planet
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Published:
1 October, 2015
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Description
'After Mark Cocker’s glorious book, you will never look at a blackberry bush the same way again.'
Philip Hoare, New Statesman
In 2001 Mark Cocker moved to Claxton, a small village in Norfolk. In a series of daily writings spanning the course of a year he explores his relationship to the landscape he lives in, to nature and to all the living things around him - the birds, plants, trees, mammals, hoverflies, moths, butterflies, bush crickets, grasshoppers, ants and bumblebees. Passionate, astonishing and inspiring, this book is a celebration of the wonder that lies in our everyday experience.
Shortlisted for the Royal Society of Biology Book Award, the Jarrold East Anglian Book Awards, the New Angle Prize and theThwaites Wainwright Prize
Prizes
Short-listed for Thwaites Wainwright Prize 2015 (UK),Short-listed for East Anglian Book Award for General Non-fiction 2015 (UK),Long-listed for The New Angle Prize 2015 (UK)
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780099593478 |
| ISBN10 | 0099593475 |
| Number Of Pages | 256 |
| Item Weight | 182 g |
| Product Dimensions | 130 x 198 x 15 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Vintage Publishing |
| Format | paperback |
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Media Reviews
After Mark Cocker’s glorious book, you will never look at a blackberry bush the same way again. -- Philip Hoare * New Statesman *
A nature journal full of beautiful, delicate observation * Guardian *
A beautifully-written account of one man’s passion for the natural world * Daily Mail *
If your eye has ever been caught by a moth, owl, jay or ash tree, Claxton has something new to tell about it, about Britain, and about life – which is an infinite compilation of exquisite detail. -- Horatio Clare, 5 stars * Daily Telegraph *
To be astonished by nature, look no further than Claxton. * Spectator *
Cocker’s profound knowledge, uncanny ability to observe and heartliftingly exact prose make Claxton one of those books that transforms the way you see your own home parish. -- Melissa Harrison * The Times *
The book is spectacular… Brilliant natural-history writing. -- Jonathan Wright * Herald *
Author's Bio
Mark Cocker is an author and naturalist whose fourteen books include works of biography, history, literary criticism and memoir. Crow Country was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize in 2008 and won the New Angle Prize for Literature in 2009. A Claxton Diary won the East Anglian Book of the Year Award in 2019, and his most recent book, One Midsummer’s Day, was shortlisted for the Richard Jefferies Award 2023.