Core Samples from the World

Core Samples from the WorldForrest Gander s Core Samples from the World is a magnificent compendium of poetry, photography, and essay (a form of Japanese haibun). Collaborating with three acclaimed photographers, Gander explores tensions between the familiar and foreign. His eloquent new work voices an ethical concern for others, exploring empathic relations in which the world itself is fundamental. Taking us around the globe to China, Mexico, Bosnia Herzegovina, and Chile,

Forrest Gander s Core Samples from the World is a magnificent compendium of poetry, photography, and essay (a form of Japanese haibun). Collaborating with three acclaimed photographers, Gander explores tensions between the familiar and foreign. His eloquent new work voices an ethical concern for others, exploring empathic relations in which the world itself is fundamental. Taking us around the globe to China, Mexico, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Chile, Core Samples shows how Gander s sharp sense of place has made him the most earthly of our avant-garde, the best geographer of fleshly sites since Olson (Donald Revell, The Colorado Review)."

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Published: 06/08/2011
ISBN: 9780811218870
Pages: 95
Weight: 0.34lbs
Size: 8.99h x 6.04w x 0.22d
Award: National Book Critics Circle Award - Finalist
Award: Pulitzer Prize - Finalist

Review Citations: Library Journal 05/15/2011 pg. 88
Publishers Weekly 05/16/2011
Booklist 05/15/2011 pg. 12