“[My father's] refusal to be moved by what moved me in nature was perhaps largely a product of his own conditioning; but its function (without my realizing it, of course) was very similar to what pruning does for young fruit trees—that is, to direct their growth and determine their future.”
—pages 20-21
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| At The Paris Review online, Barry Lopez talks to Caitlin Roper on the 30th anniversary of John Fowles' book. |
| "A New Day for Wilderness" (New York Times editorial; December 28, 2010) |
| Bestselling author Diane Ackerman reacts to Fowles's warning about the our growing detachment from nature. [video] |
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Author (and fire lookout) Philip Connors confronts Fowles's idea that "what I gain most from nature is beyond words." |
| New Yorker music critic Alex Ross responds to ReadRollShow about Fowles's claim that "no art is truly teachable." [video] |
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nice article, keep the posts coming
I just signed up to your blogs rss feed. Will you post more on this subject?
Hi, fenderbirds and badmash. Thanks for visiting! We’ll continue posting through the end of the year — you can expect both text and video, with at least a couple surprise guests. We’ll also use those excerpts to address some of the book’s more provocative ideas. Any particular subject you’d like to discuss? Let us know!