Sara Wheeler crea narrativas cautivadoras que combinan experiencias de viaje personales con una rigurosa investigación histórica y geográfica. Su obra se adentra frecuentemente en entornos extremos, desde la vasta extensión helada de la Antártida hasta el inmenso Ártico, ofreciendo a los lectores una visión íntima de rincones remotos del mundo. Wheeler se siente atraída a explorar las vidas y motivaciones de individuos notables, particularmente mujeres que emprendieron viajes de descubrimiento, iluminando sus extraordinarias historias e impacto histórico. Su prosa distintiva es a la vez informativa y evocadora, proporcionando a los lectores una profunda comprensión de los lugares y las personas que encuentra.
Terra Incognita is a meditation on the landscape, myths and history of one of the remotest parts of the globe, as well as an encounter with the international temporary residents of the region - living in close confinement despite the surrounding acres of white space - and the mechanics of day-to-day life in extraordinary conditions.
It is the coldest, windiest, driest place on earth, an icy desert of unearthly beauty and stubborn impenetrability. For centuries, Antarctica has captured the imagination of our greatest scientists and explorers, lingering in the spirit long after their return. Shackleton called it "the last great journey"; for Apsley Cherry-Garrard it was the worst journey in the world. This is a book about the call of the wild and the response of the spirit to a country that exists perhaps most vividly in the mind. Sara Wheeler spent seven months in Antarctica, living with its scientists and dreamers. No book is more true to the spirit of that continent--beguiling, enchanted and vast beyond the furthest reaches of our imagination. Chosen by Beryl Bainbridge and John Major as one of the best books of the year, recommended by the editors of Entertainment Weekly and the Chicago Tribune, one of the Seattle Times's top ten travel books of the year, Terra Incognita is a classic of polar literature.
Britain's foremost woman travel writer Sara Wheeler records her life of adventure, from the Antarctic to Zanzibar
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