{"product_id":"this-impermanent-earth-douglas-carlson-9780820360270","title":"This Impermanent Earth: Environmental Writing from the Georgia Review","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith its thirty-three essays, \u003ci\u003eThis Impermanent Earth\u003c\/i\u003e charts the course of the American literary response to the twentieth century's accumulation of environmental deprivations. Arranged chronologically from 1974 to the present, the works have been culled from \u003ci\u003eThe Georgia Review\u003c\/i\u003e, long considered an important venue for nonfiction among literary magazines published in the United States. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe essays range in subject matter from twentieth-century examples of what was then called nature writing, through writing after 2000 that gradually redefines the environment in increasingly human terms, to a more inclusive expansion that considers all human surroundings as material for environmental inquiry. Likewise, the approaches range from formal essays to prose works that reflect the movement toward innovation and experimentation. The collection builds as it progresses; later essays grow from earlier ones. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis\u003ci\u003e Impermanent Earth \u003c\/i\u003eis more than a historical survey of a literary form, however. \u003ci\u003eThe Georgia Review\u003c\/i\u003e's talented writers and its longtime commitment to the art of editorial practice have produced a collection that is, as one reviewer put it, \"incredibly moving, varied, and inspiring.\" It is a book that will be as at home in the reading room as in the classroom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Douglas Carlson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0820360279\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820360270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Georgia Review Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 426\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.06d","brand":"Douglas Carlson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43987033129215,"sku":"9780820360270","price":41.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_494d01f7-ec6f-44b9-a783-12056ba0f19d.jpg?v=1683286613","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/this-impermanent-earth-douglas-carlson-9780820360270","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}