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The Un-Discovered Islands: An Archipelago of Myths and Mysteries, Phantoms and Fakes
Malachy Tallack
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Description for The Un-Discovered Islands: An Archipelago of Myths and Mysteries, Phantoms and Fakes
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'The oceans of the world are filled with places seen once and then never again; places born in myth and in mystery. They have existed in every part of the world, and some have appeared on maps for many centuries before finally being erased ...These islands are human in origin, the products of imagination and error. They are phantoms, fakes and legends: an archipelago of ex-isles and forgotten lands.' Un-Discovered Islands marks an exciting new excursion into the beautiful, mysterious and mythical by the critically acclaimed author of travel writing memoir, Sixty Degrees North.
'The oceans of the world are filled with places seen once and then never again; places born in myth and in mystery. They have existed in every part of the world, and some have appeared on maps for many centuries before finally being erased ...These islands are human in origin, the products of imagination and error. They are phantoms, fakes and legends: an archipelago of ex-isles and forgotten lands.' Un-Discovered Islands marks an exciting new excursion into the beautiful, mysterious and mythical by the critically acclaimed author of travel writing memoir, Sixty Degrees North.
Product Details
Publisher
Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846973505
SKU
V9781846973505
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Ref
99-2
About Malachy Tallack
Malachy Tallack has written for the New Statesman, the Guardian, Caught by the River and many other publications, online and in print. He won a New Writers' Award from Scottish Book Trust in 2014, and the Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship in 2015. He is from Shetland, and currently lives in Glasgow.
Reviews for The Un-Discovered Islands: An Archipelago of Myths and Mysteries, Phantoms and Fakes
'intrepid intellectual fun, and Katie Scott's bold illustrations give an exotic colour to the pages' - Sunday Herald; 'It's a joy to island-hop through the book. After wowing the world with Sixty Degrees North last year, Tallack's second book is shaped by the same, clear, sharp prose and keen curiosity. Packed full of intelligent musings on everything from religion to ... Read more