Page 48 of North American New Book Catalog Spring/Summer 2008 by International Publishers Marketing

2469 ipm_catss2008_text12 10/2/07 10:07 am page 47 haus publishing new titles armchair traveller series continued new titles march 2008 portrait of the gulf stream in praise of currents Érik orsenna translated by moishe black new `i am not a scientist confesses Érik orsenna `i am a rover a rover with a special weakness for the sort of trivial questions that leave not only parents but even experts fumbling around for an answer why is the night dark why does water wet and why do currents flow it so happens that ever since childhood i have been in love with ocean currents in love with those rivers hidden in the water i love letting a current catch me up and then drifting as though i were on holiday someone strong has suddenly taken you into the palm of his hand all you have to do now is let yourself be carried along in portrait of the gulf stream Érik orsenna embarks on a journey of discovery to tease the secrets out of the gulf stream who he calls `the friend of my childhood who he had a very special relationship to `in my family catholic by tradition it was understood that some of our prayers should express gratitude to god for all his works and a close second gratitude to the gulf stream every time we emerged shaking and shivering from our icy breton swims a grandmother or an aunt would be there to exclaim now don t forget to thank the gulf stream if not for the gulf stream our ocean would be cold orsenna s journey of discovery leads him from florida to cape hatteras from the lush gardens of scotland to the coast of norway where he experiences the frightening malstrom Érik orsenna has published several novels la vie comme a lausanne won the prix roger nimier and for l exposition coloniale he was awarded the prix goncourt in 1988 since 1998 Érik orsenna is a member of the académie française march 2008 cloth us $21.95 can $24.50 isbn 978-1-905791-33-0 224 pages 4 3/4 x 6 1/2 vellum map insert armchair traveller travel travel literature ipm north american new book catalog spring/summer 2008 page 47

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