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Enchanting journey through winter's cultural panorama.
Winter, as Adam Gopnik sees it, is not just a cold season, but a stage for deep human experiences and cultural tales. If you love the introspective chill of the winter season and enjoy exploring it from philosophical, artistic, and historical viewpoints, this book promises to wrap you in a blanket of thoughtful reflection. Gopnik's eloquence will draw you into a meditative appreciation of the coldest quarter of the year.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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ISBN: 9780887849749
Authors:
Adam Gopnik
Publisher: House of Anansi Press
Date of Publication: 2011-09-24
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.77
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Enchanting journey through winter's cultural panorama.
Winter, as Adam Gopnik sees it, is not just a cold season, but a stage for deep human experiences and cultural tales. If you love the introspective chill of the winter season and enjoy exploring it from philosophical, artistic, and historical viewpoints, this book promises to wrap you in a blanket of thoughtful reflection. Gopnik's eloquence will draw you into a meditative appreciation of the coldest quarter of the year.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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