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On the Trail of the Green Man

Nina Lyon

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Faber & Faber
26 April 2017

Ancient religions & mythologies; Folklore, myths & legends; Shamanism, paganism & druidry; Travel & holiday

Who, or what, is the Green Man, and why is this medieval image so present in our precarious modern times? An encounter with a carving of the Green Man at an ancient church leads Nina Lyon on a search to track him down in all his various guises. Against a backdrop of mountains, forests, rivers and stone circles, a cult of the Green Man emerges, as Nina explores his meaning and how he came into being. Meanwhile, in the woods, from an overgrown Welsh railway line to leafy London suburbia, strange things are happening...

By: Nina Lyon
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Main
Dimensions: Height: 199mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 242g
ISBN: 9780571318025
ISBN 10: 0571318029
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 26 April 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Nina Lyon has worked in a Buddhist therapeutic community in Scotland, written contraband essays for cash in Berlin, and helps run the HowTheLightGetsIn philosophy festival near her home in Hay-on-Wye. Her essay 'Mushroom Season', inspired by youthful psychedelic misadventures and the mountains behind her home, was published by Random House in 2014 after being chosen as runner-up in the Financial Times/Bodley Head Essay Prize. She is currently completing a PhD about nonsense and metaphysics at Cardiff University.

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On the Trail of the Green Man

Nina Lyon

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