By the river : essays from the water's edge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hamya, Jo, author.

Key, Amy, author.

Farrell, Marchelle, author.

Johnson, Rebecca May, author.

Arboine, Niellah, author.

Deakin, Roger, author.

Beer, Amy-Jane, author.

Malay, Michael, author.

Savage, Ellena, author.

Hadley, Tessa, author.

Nelson, Caleb Azumah, author.

Mahjoub, Jamal, author.

Series:

[Untitled Daunt Books series] ; [5]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rivers--Psychological aspects.

Rivers.

Rivers--Social aspects.

Genre:

Essays.

Physical Description:

vi, 154 pages ; 20 cm.

Other Title:

Essays from the water's edge.

Place of Publication:

London : Daunt Books, 2024.

Summary:

"Twelve of our most exciting contemporary writers consider the subject of rivers and how they shape us throughout our lives, demarcating cities a well as moulding our creative consciousness... Tender and astute, By the River explores the cultural, social and psychological significance of the rivers that run through our societies and our minds, bringing together writers in celebration of water and its transformative qualities"--Blurb

Contents:

Reading the river. I felt sure she had gone down the river / Jo Hamya

The harbour / Amy Key

Memory river / Marchelle Farrell

An orange vision / Rebecca May Johnson

River Mumma / Niellah Arboine

Crossing the river. Approaching the Itchen / Roger Deakin

What is a river? / Amy-Jane Beer

Nightfishing / Michael Malay

Hydraulics / Ellena Savage

Beyond the river. Rumer Golden's The river / Tessa Hadley

Falling out of the sky / Caleb Azumah Nelson

The contradiction of cities / Jamal Mahjoub.

Notes:

Series information from series page.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781914198625

191419862X

OCLC:

1378187802