Cet auteur explore la beauté et la puissance de la narration à travers une passion de toute une vie pour la narration et la création de phrases. Son travail est ancré dans un amour profond pour le métier qui l'a animé depuis le début de sa carrière. Il crée une prose captivante avec un style distinctif, reflétant un dévouement inébranlable à la maîtrise de l'art d'écrire. Son écriture témoigne de la puissance des mots et de leur capacité à captiver les lecteurs.
Susan Orlean's collection of profiles ranges from the well-known to the unknown and the formerly known. Orlean meets with Cristina Sanchez, Spain's first fully-qualified female matador, Silly Billy, New York's most successful children's clown, an African king who is a New York taxi-driver, and a champion show dog called Biff, who from a certain angle looks like President Clinton. Orlean's eye for the fascinatingly bizarre and her wonderfully witty way with language make her take on the world utterly original and unique.
The bestselling author of Rin Tin Tin and The Orchid Thief reopens the
unsolved mystery of one of the most catastrophic library fires in history and
delivers a dazzling love letter to a beloved institution - our libraries.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER “Magnificent.” — The New York Times * “Beguiling, observant, and howlingly funny.” — San Francisco Chronicle * “Spectacular.” — Star Tribune (Minneapolis) * “Full of astonishments.” — The Boston Globe
Susan Orlean, a celebrated New Yorker staff writer and author of the bestseller The Library Book, compiles a lifetime of reflections and profiles about animals. She explores the intricate relationships between humans and animals, a topic that has fascinated thinkers throughout history. Since her childhood, when she created a book about a near-sighted pigeon, Orlean has been captivated by stories of coexistence with animals.
In her examination, she delves into various creatures, from cherished pets to livestock, and even the wild animals that share our world. Orlean shares her experiences, such as raising chickens in her backyard and encountering a woman in New Jersey with twenty-three pet tigers, whose existence was unknown until one escaped. She also recounts the tale of a famous whale in Iceland and hardworking donkeys in Morocco finding solace at a clinic.
Through delightful narratives enriched by her elegant prose and thorough research, Orlean celebrates the profound connections that enhance our lives, revealing the beauty of cross-species relationships.
