Catherine Raven Orden de los libros

Nach ihrer Promotion in Biologie kauft die amerikanische Autorin ein Grundstück in den Wäldern Montanas und baut sich dort eine Blockhütte. Da kann sie stundenlang im Freien sitzen und in aller Ruhe die verschiedensten Tiere, wie Elstern, Wühlmäuse, Fledermäuse, Rebhühner und Hirschkühe, aber auch Pflanzen beobachten. Kontakt zu Menschen hat sie kaum, aber das stört sie nicht. Eines Tage legt sich in junger Fuchs zwei Meter von ihr entfernt ins Gras und es beginnt eine wunderbare Freundschaft zwischen beiden. Er kommt täglich um 14.15 Uhr und bleibt genau 18 Minuten, dann geht er wieder. Früher wurde ihr gesagt, dass Füchse keine Persönlichkeit haben, aber jetzt hat sie einen Fuchs kennen gelernt, "der anders ist als jeder andere". Raven beginnt mit ihm zu sprechen und liest ihm sogar "Der kleine Prinz" vor. Um Geld zu verdienen wird sie Dozentin an einem College, wo sie Wildtierkurse hält, um den Schülern die Natur näherzubringen. Die Autorin schreibt sehr ausführlich, fast tagebuchartig, aber immer unterhaltsam

An unforgettable memoir about the friendship between a solitary woman and a wild fox. When Catherine Raven finished her PhD in biology, she built herself a tiny cottage on an isolated plot of land in Montana. She was as emotionally isolated as she was physically, but she viewed the house as a way station, a temporary rest stop where she could gather her nerves and fill out applications for what she hoped would be a real job that would help her fit into society. In the meantime, she taught remotely and led field classes in nearby Yellowstone National Park. Then one day she realized that a mangy-looking fox was showing up on her property every afternoon at 4:15 p.m. She had never had a regular visitor before. How do you even talk to a fox? She brought out her camping chair, sat as close to him as she dared, and began reading to him from The Little Prince. Her scientific training had taught her not to anthropomorphize animals, yet as she grew to know him, his personality revealed itself and they became friends. From the fox, she learned the single most important thing about loneliness: we are never alone when we are connected to the natural world. Friends, however, cannot save each other from the uncontained forces of nature. Fox and I is a poignant and remarkable tale of friendship, growth, and coping with inevitable loss-- and of how that loss can be transformed into meaning. It is both a timely tale of solitude and belonging as well as a timeless story of one woman whose immersion in the natural world will change the way we view our surroundings-- each tree, weed, flower, stone, or fox

A solitary woman's inspiring, moving, surprising, and often funny memoir about the transformative power of her unusual friendship with a wild fox, a new window into the natural world, and the introduction of a remarkable literary talent. Catherine Raven left home at fifteen, fleeing an abusive, disdainful father and an indifferent mother. More comfortable in nature than among people, she worked as a National Park ranger, eventually earning a PhD in biology. She built a house on an isolated plot of land in Montana, teaching remotely and leading field classes. One day, she realized that the mangy-looking fox who had been appearing on her property was now showing up every day at 4:15 p.m. She had never had a regular visitor before. How do you even talk to a fox? So, she brought out her camping chair, sat as close to him as she dared, and began reading to him from The Little Prince. Her scientific training had taught her not to anthropomorphize animals, but as she grew to know him, his personality revealed itself--and he became her friend.But friends cannot always save each other from the uncontained forces of nature. Fox and I is a poignant and dramatic tale of friendship, transformation, and coping with inevitable loss--and of how that loss can become meaningful. It is also the introduction of an original, imaginative, stunning literary voice.