Take off at dusk

Vesper Flights

The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, The Guardian, San Francisco Chronicle, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly... jointly recommend Helen MacDonald, winner of the most prestigious non-fiction literary award, the Samuel Johnson Award. Her articles can permanently change the way you look at the world. This world does not belong to humans alone, and it has never been the case.
New leaves curling in buds, birds of prey soaring over the Empire State Building, black ants gathering on their mating flight, birds intoxicated by fermented berries, mushrooms quietly growing in the jungle... A pair of eyes that can meet the birds' gazes reveals a world that has never belonged solely to humans. Visiting bird conservationists who specialize in rescuing swift chicks, counting swans on the Thames, participating in expeditions to explore extraterrestrial life... During the Sixth Mass Extinction, this author, who once aspired to become a goshawk and retreat into nature, personally documents the various efforts contributing to Earth's biodiversity.
In Takeoff at Dusk, Helen MacDonald brings together her most popular essays, along with new ones, on topics ranging from nostalgia for a vanishing countryside to the trials of ostrich farming and her own private evening prayers as she tries to fall asleep. Contemplating concepts of captivity and freedom, migration and flight, Helen invites us into her most intimate experiences: observing songbird migration through Homage of Light from the Empire State Building, watching tens of thousands of cranes in Hungary, searching for the last of the golden orioles in the poplar forests of Suffolk. She writes with lucidity about wild boars, swifts, mushroom picking, migraines, the wonders of bird nests, and the unexpected guidance and solace we find in observing wildlife. As one of the century's most important and insightful nature writers, Takeoff at Dusk is a captivating and important book about observation, fascination, time, memory, love and loss, and how we understand the world around us.

2023-06-01

上海人民出版社

Century Wenjing

340

9787208181625