In Praise of Paths

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Walking through Time and Nature

Torbjrn Ekelund, Becky L. Crook, Geoff Nicholson

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GREYSTONE BOOKS
01 September 2022

The natural world, country life & pets; Walking, hiking, trekking; Travel & holiday

'What [Ekelund is] addressing is the intention to walk

one's way to meaning: the walk as spiritual exercise, a kind of vision

quest...

A key strategy for finding ourselves, then, is to first get

lost.' -The New York Times Book Review

An ode to paths and the journeys we take through nature, as told by a gifted writer who stopped driving and rediscovered the joys of travelling by foot.

Torbjrn Ekelund started to walk - everywhere - after an epilepsy diagnosis affected his ability to drive. The more he ventured out, the more he came to love the act of

walking, and an interest in paths emerged. In this poignant, meandering

book, Ekelund interweaves the literature and history of paths with his own stories from the trail. As he walks with shoes on and barefoot,

through forest creeks and across urban streets, he contemplates the early tracks made by ancient snails and traces the wanderings of Romantic poets, amongst other musings. If we still 'understand ourselves in relation to the landscape,' Ekelund asks, then what do we lose in an era of car travel and navigation apps? And what will we gain from taking to paths once again?

'Acharming read, celebrating the relationship between humans and their bodies, their landscapes, and one another.' -The Washington Post

This book was made possible in part thanks to generous support from NORLA.

By: Torbjrn Ekelund
Foreword by: Geoff Nicholson
Translated by: Becky L. Crook
Imprint: GREYSTONE BOOKS
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 191mm, Width: 133mm,
ISBN: 9781771649957
ISBN 10: 177164995X
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 01 September 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Torbjorn Ekelund is a writer, author, and co-founder of Harvest, an online magazine documenting wilderness adventures, environmental issues, and our relationship with nature. He lives in Oslo, Norway. Geoff Nicholson is the author of multiple books including The Lost Art of Walking. His writings have appeared in the New York Times and the Guardian, amongst others, and he is a contributing editor to the Los Angeles Review of Books.

Reviews for In Praise of Paths: Walking through Time and Nature

What [Ekelund]'s addressing is the intention to walk one's way to meaning: the walk as spiritual exercise, a kind of vision quest in which the answers we arrive at are less important than the impulse to seek them. -David Ulin, New York Times A charming read, celebrating the relationship between humans and their bodies, their landscapes, and one another. -The Washington Post This lovely book taps into something primeval in us all. -Star Tribune [R]ethinking the social, historical, and spiritual needs that are met by putting one foot in front of the other. -Outside Magazine [Urges] a return to our ambulatory origins...[N]ever low on zeal. -Wallstreet Journal [Ekelund] invites his readers to join him on his chosen path, a path that involves regular walking with careful mindfulness. This is an invitation we should all accept. -The Vancouver Sun A deeply fascinating meditation on the paths we take through our environment and our lives. - Erling Kagge, author of Silence: In the Age of Noise and Walking: One Step at a Time A quiet, reflective read. -Booklist An easygoing, gently unfolding memoir, it soothes in difficult times. -Gail Perry, Winnipeg Free Press