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In praise of the earth : a journey into the garden / Byung-Chul Han ; with illustrations by Isabella Gresser ; translated by Daniel Steuer.

Van Pelt Library SB454.3.P45 H3613 2025
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Han, Byung-Chul, author.
Contributor:
Steuer, Daniel, translator.
Standardized Title:
Lob der Erde. English
Language:
English
German
Subjects (All):
Gardens--Philosophy.
Gardens.
Gardening--Philosophy.
Gardening.
Plants (Philosophy).
Philosophy of nature.
Genre:
Translations
Physical Description:
xi, 143 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Place of Publication:
Cambridge, UK ; Hoboken, NJ, USA : Polity Press, [2025]
Summary:
"The philosopher Byung-Chul Han spent three springs, summers, autumns and winters in his secret garden in Berlin, devoting himself todaily gardening in all weathers. The Earth is not a dead, mute landscape but an eloquent, living being. Sometimes it just takes a spade, a packet of seeds and a pair of sturdy boots to realise it"-- Provided by publisher.
Notes:
Translated from the German.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781509567898
1509567895
OCLC:
1504596866
Publisher Number:
CIPO000272961

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