Description: John Boorman's Nature Diary by John Boorman In his eighty-eighth year, John Boorman uses his time in lockdown to create a nature diary of the surrounding nature of County Wicklow. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description As I step out of the conservatory facing North, supported by my pusher, the first that catches my eye is the dying Sycamore which escapes death every year by producing a healthy crop of leaves, but it looks so decrepit that surely it cant pull that trick yet again.— John Boorman, 1 April, 2020In his eighty-eighth year, John Boorman uses his time in lockdown to reflect on the splendour of the surrounding nature of County Wicklow. Coccooning with his daughter and son among the hills of Annamoe, Boorman chronicles his daily walks and observations of the trees on his estate, writing with heightened appreciation of the beauties of his eyrie using only one eye and one finger.Poetry flows from his pen as he sits chairbound among his trees and flora. Sycamores, limes, beech, oak, redwood, shrubs and flowers, birdsong and shifting skies are luminously recorded as the world falls silent. With illustrations by Susan Morley, this slim but meditative volume is a remarkable narrative by the creator of The Emerald Forest, Excalibur and Deliverance – a swansong like no other. Author Biography John Boorman, CBE, is an English filmmaker who is best known for his feature films such as Point Blank, Hell in the Pacific, Deliverance, Zardoz, Exorcist II: The Heretic, Excalibur, Hope and Glory, The General and The Tailor of Panama. He has directed 22 films and received five Academy Award nominations, twice for Best Director (for Deliverance and Hope and Glory). In 2004 Boorman received the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Boorman is also the author of six books including Conclusions (Faber & Faber, 2020), Adventure of a Suburban Boy (Faber & Faber, 2003), and Crime of Passion(Liberties Press, 2016). He has lived in County Wicklow for nearly fifty years. Review Reading each entry, a meditative calm descends, and I can almost feel the bark of the twin oak he so lovingly strokes when he visits it, as if greeting an old friend, before sitting on the bench beneath to drift in and out of ruminations and dreaming. -- Susan McKeever * Books Ireland *Reading each entry, a meditative calm descends, and I can almost feel the bark of the twin oak he so lovingly strokes when he visits it, as if greeting an old friend, before sitting on the bench beneath to drift in and out of ruminations and dreaming. -- Susan McKeever * Books Ireland *Delicate, insightful, rich and meditative. -- Hilary A. White * The Independent * Details ISBN1843518066 Author John Boorman Pages 128 Publisher The Lilliput Press Ltd Year 2021 ISBN-10 1843518066 ISBN-13 9781843518068 Publication Date 2021-04-01 UK Release Date 2021-04-01 Format Paperback Imprint The Lilliput Press Ltd Place of Publication Dublin Country of Publication Ireland Illustrations Illustrated Subtitle One Eye, One Finger Alternative 9781843517955 DEWEY 508.4184 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:131516197;
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