Outlandish - by Nick Hunt (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>In Outlandish, acclaimed travel writer Nick Hunt takes us across landscapes that should <br>not be there, wildernesses found in Europe yet seemingly belonging to far-off continents: <br>a patch of Arctic tundra in Scotland; the continent's largest surviving remnant of primeval <br>forest in Poland and Belarus; Europe's only true desert in Spain; and the fathomless <br>grassland steppes of Hungary. <br>From snow-capped mountain range to dense green forest, desert ravines to threadbare, <br>yellow open grassland, these anomalies transport us to faraway regions of the world. <br>More like pockets of Africa, Asia, the Poles or North America, they make our own <br>continent seem larger, stranger and more filled with secrets. <br>Against the rapid climate breakdown of deserts, steppes and primeval jungles across the <br>world, this book discovers the outlandish environments so much closer to home - along <br>with their abundant wildlife: reindeer; bison; ibex; wolves and herds of wild horses. <br>Blending sublime travel writing, nature writing and history - by way of Paleolithic cave art, <br>reindeer nomads, desert wanderers, shamans, Slavic forest gods, European bison, Wild <br>West fantasists, eco-activists, horseback archers, Big Grey Men and other unlikely spirits <br>of place - these desolate and rich environments show us that the strange has always been <br>near.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Nick Hunt has walked and written across much of Europe. His articles have appeared in <br>the Economist, the Guardian and other publications, and he also works as a storyteller <br>and co-editor for the Dark Mountain Project. His first book, Walking the Woods and the <br>Water (Nicholas Brealey, 2014), was a finalist for the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the <br>Year. He currently lives in Bristol.
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