On Sheep

Diary of a Swedish Shepherd

Axel Linden, Frank Perry

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Quercus Publishing
09 July 2019

Autobiography: general; Popular philosophy; Animal husbandry

'Axel Linden is a shepherd-philosopher with James Herriot's knack for mishap and an almost Chekhovian deadpan humour.' Observer

'Endearing and liberating.' Idler Magazine

'A sublime little book.' Cotswold Life

Why

do we keep sheep? Alex Linden ruminates as he watches his sheep

ruminating. Naive and inexperienced, he has ditched his doctoral studies

in order to move to a fully working farm in the country with his

family, where he is tasked with the responsibility of caring for a herd

of sheep.

Linden records his new life in his diary, as he tries

to manage life on the farm, the ever-escaping sheep and the trials and

tribulations that come with being a shepherd - shearing, lambing and

confronting the slaughterhouse.

As time passes and he gradually

settles into the rhythm of shepherding, his naivete fades away and is

replaced with stark realisations about what is now his everyday life. He

finds himself applying his experiences of animal husbandry to consider

our place - as individuals and as a collective organism - in the

universe. Is he really the one caring for the sheep, or are they the

ones keeping him? Linden finds both companionship in his flock and a

sound, if complex, moral framework for examining the lives we lead.

The result is a sensitive and entertaining meditation on the small wonders in our world.

By: Axel Linden
Translated by: Frank Perry
Imprint: Quercus Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 120g
ISBN: 9781787472709
ISBN 10: 1787472701
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 09 July 2019
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Axel Linden was born in 1972. He lives with his family at their farm in Ostergotland county in the southeast of Sweden. Counting Sheep is his debut.