How I Became a Tree

First published in India to great acclaim, this exquisitely crafted meditation on trees is already on its way to becoming an international classic. Blending literary history, theology, philosophy, botany, and more, this absorbing book will prompt readers to imagine a reenchanted world in which humans live more like trees.

About the author

Sumana Roy is associate professor of English and creative writing at Ashoka University in Haryana, India. She is the author of Missing: A Novel, Out of Syllabus: Poems, and My Mother's Lover and Other Stories.

Summary

An exquisite, lovingly crafted meditation on plants, trees, and our place in the natural world

Product details

• Authors: Sumana Roy
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2022
• EAN: 9780300268140
• ISBN: 978-0-300-26814-0
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; NATURE / Plants / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, natural history, Literature: history & criticism, Trees, wildflowers & plants, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Trees, wildflowers and plants: general interest, Literature: history and criticism