Winter: Five Windows on the Season
- ISBN-10
- 088784975X
- ISBN-13
- 9780887849756
- Series
- Winter
- Category
- Literary Collections
- Pages
- 256
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Publisher
- House of Anansi
- Author
- Adam Gopnik
Description
Collects the thoughts and perspectives of artists, poets, composers, writers, explorers, and scientists on the season of winter, from reflections on snow and God to the future of northern culture.
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