{"product_id":"the-great-clod-notes-and-memoirs-on-nature-and-history-in-east-asia-9781640093911","title":"The Great Clod: Notes and Memoirs on Nature and History in East Asia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet of \u003ci\u003eTurtle Island\u003c\/i\u003e a meditative, scholarly memoir of Asia--\"a book . . . not quite like any other but trademark Snyder\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the course of his singular career, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, essayist, environmental activist, and Beat icon Gary Snyder has derived wisdom and inspiration from his study of Eastern philosophies, cultures, and art. Now, with this collection of eight essays, Snyder offers \"a deceptively small book enfolding a lifetime's worth of study\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Great Clod\u003c\/i\u003e is the culmination of a project that Snyder began in 1969 with the essay 'Summer in Hokkaido, ' first published in \u003ci\u003eCoevolution Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e. In it and the subsequent entries, most of which are published here for the first time, Snyder weaves together elements of travel memoir and poetic insight with scholarly meditations on civilization's relationship to the environment. The result is a seamless exploration of Asia that ranges from Hokkaido to Kyoto, from the Ainu to the Mongols, from the landscapes of China to the backcountry of Japan, and from the temples of Daitokoji to the Yellow River Valley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere you will find \"a series of essays on Asia's ecological history, combining culture and politics in a way that is, unsurprisingly, poetic and graceful\" (\u003ci\u003eJapan Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781640093911\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.50d","brand":"Gary Snyder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36663895949468,"sku":"9781640093911","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5c733efa-69d4-450b-a3b9-6c0e14ed48c1.jpg?v=1603905316","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-great-clod-notes-and-memoirs-on-nature-and-history-in-east-asia-9781640093911","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}