Silence
Subtitle: in the age of noise
By: Erling Kagge ; translated from the Norwegian by Becky L. Crook
Contributors: Crook, Becky L., translator
Edition: First American edition.
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 143
ISBN-13: 9781524733230
Subjects: Meditations; Solitude; Noise; Silence
Work titles: Stillhet i støyens tid
Description: "In 1993, Norwegian explorer Erling Kagge spent fifty days walking solo across Antarctica, becoming the first person to reach the South Pole alone, accompanied only by a radio whose batteries he had removed before setting out. In this book, an astonishing and transformative meditation, Kagge explores the silence around us, the silence within us, and the silence we must create. By recounting his own experience and discussing the observations of poets, artists, and explorers, Kagge shows us why silence is essential to our sanity and happiness--and how it can open doors to wonder and gratitude."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.