Claxton
Field Notes from a Small Planet
$36.73
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
15 October 2015
Summary
After the massive, world-spanning, unanimously acclaimed Birds and People, Mark Cocker looks in fascinating detail at his home parish in Norfolk and its wildlife.
“After Mark Cocker’s glorious book, you will never look at a blackberry bush the same way again.” - Philip Hoare, New Statesman
In 2001 Mark Cocker moved to Claxton, a small village in Norfolk. In a series of daily writings spanning the course of a year, he explores his relationship to the landsca…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099593478 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099593475 |
| Author: | Mark Cocker |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 15 October 2015 |
| Weight: | 182g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 15mm |
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Critics Review
After Mark Cocker’s glorious book, you will never look at a blackberry bush the same way again.
After Mark Cocker’s glorious book, you will never look at a blackberry bush the same way again. – Philip Hoare * New Statesman *A nature journal full of beautiful, delicate observation * Guardian *A beautifully-written account of one man’s passion for the natural world * Daily Mail *If your eye has ever been caught by a moth, owl, jay or ash tree, Claxton has something new to tell about it, about Britain, and about life – which is an infinite compilation of exquisite detail. – Horatio Clare, 5 stars * Daily Telegraph *To be astonished by nature, look no further than Claxton. * Spectator *Cocker’s profound knowledge, uncanny ability to observe and heartliftingly exact prose make Claxton one of those books that transforms the way you see your own home parish. – Melissa Harrison * The Times *The book is spectacular… Brilliant natural-history writing. – Jonathan Wright * Herald *
About The Author
Mark Cocker
Mark Cocker is an author and naturalist. His fourteen books encompass biography, history, literary criticism, and memoir.
- Crow Country was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize in 2008 and won the New Angle Prize for Literature in 2009.
- A Claxton Diary won the East Anglian Book of the Year Award in 2019.
- His most recent book, One Midsummer’s Day, was shortlisted for the Richard Jefferies Award in 2023.
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