The Oysters of Locmariaquer

Informationen zum Autor Eleanor Clark (July 6, 1913–February 16, 1996) was born in Los Angeles and attended Vassar College in the 1930s. She was the author of the National Book Award winner The Oysters of Locmariaquer , Rome and a Villa , Eyes, Etc. , and the novels The Bitter Box , Baldur's Gate , and Camping Out . She was married to Robert Penn Warren. Klappentext On the northwest coast of France, just around the corner from the English Channel, is the little town of Locmariaquer (pronounced "loc-maria-care"). The inhabitants of this town have a special relationship to the world, for it is their efforts that maintain the supply of the famous Belon oysters, called les plates ("the flat ones"). A vivid account of the cultivation of Belon oysters and an excursion into the myths, legends, and rich, vibrant history of Brittany and its extraordinary people, The Oysters of Locmariaquer is also an unforgettable journey to the heart of a fascinating culture and the enthralling, accumulating drama of a unique devotion. Zusammenfassung Winner of the National Book Award “What an elegant book this is, starting with that most elegant of creatures, the Belon oyster. . . . [Clark’s] fantastic blending of science and art, history and journalism, brings the appetite back for life and literature both.” —  Los Angeles Times Book Review On the northwest coast of France, just around the corner from the English Channel, is the little town of Locmariaquer (pronounced "loc-maria-care"). The inhabitants of this town have a special relationship to the world, for it is their efforts that maintain the supply of the famous Belon oysters, called les plates ("the flat ones"). A vivid account of the cultivation of Belon oysters and an excursion into the myths, legends, and rich, vibrant history of Brittany and its extraordinary people, The Oysters of Locmariaquer is also an unforgettable journey to the heart of a fascinating culture and the enthralling, accumulating drama of a unique devotion. ...

Product details

• Authors: Eleanor Clark, Eleanor/ Kurlansky Clark
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 09.05.2006
• EAN: 9780060887421
• ISBN: 978-0-06-088742-1
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 136 mm x 203 mm x 12 mm
• Series: Modern Classics; Harper Perennial; P.S.
• Subjects: Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales; France, History of Science, Biology, life sciences, Wildlife: general interest, Ecological science, the Biosphere, Travel and holiday, Marine Biology, Wildlife: aquatic creatures: general interest, Zoology: fishes (ichthyology), ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES: ACTIVISM & LIFESTYLE, SCIENCE: Life Sciences / Biology, HARPER PERENNIAL CLASSICS: HISTORY, NATURE: Ecosystems & Habitats / Oceans & Seas, NATURE: Animals / Marine Life, NATURE: Animals / Fish, SCIENCE: History, TRAVEL: Europe / France, SCIENCE: Natural History, SCIENCE: Life Sciences / Marine Biology, Environmental Studies / Activism & Lifestyle, Harper Perennial Classics / History