The Naked Shore - Of the North Sea

Saturnine and quick-tempered, the formidable North Sea is often overlooked - even by those living within a stone's throw of its steel-grey waters. But as playground, theatre of war and cultural crossing-point, it has shaped the world in myriad ways, forged villains and heroes, and determined the fates of nations. It's not all grim, though: the seaside holiday was born on North Sea beaches, and artists, poets and writers have been as equally inspired by glinting sun on the wave-tops as they have the drama of a winter storm. With a wry eye and a warm coat, Tom Blass travels the edges of the North Sea meeting fishermen, artists, bomb disposal experts, burgermeisters - and those who have found themselves flung to the sea's perimeters quite by chance. In doing so he attempts to piece together its manifold histories and to reveal truths, half-truths and fictions otherwise submerged...

Product details

• Authors: Tom Blass, Blass Tom
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 28.02.2017
• EAN: 9781408834039
• ISBN: 978-1-4088-3403-9
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Regional and national histories; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales > Europe; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism, TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, HISTORY / World, Travel writing, General and world history