Jim Perrin
Forfatter af The Villain: The Life of Don Whillans
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Image credit: Jim Perrin on a climb in North Wales, 1984. Photo by Pat Ament.
Værker af Jim Perrin
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- Fødselsdato
- 1947-03-30
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- UK
- Fødested
- Manchester, England, UK
- Organisationer
- Guardian (country diary contributor)
Medlemmer
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- Værker
- 16
- Medlemmer
- 216
- Popularitet
- #103,224
- Vurdering
- 3.7
- Anmeldelser
- 7
- ISBN
- 31
- Udvalgt
- 1
It took me a short while to get into, but once I got the hang of his writing style, I found a man who is deeply besotted with the hills and valleys of his country. He is equally fascinated by the wildlife that populate these hills too, noting when he sees magnificent Red Kites, the smallest wrens, finding the pellets that the owls leave of the small mammals they’ve consumed. He weaves in quotes and poetry from Welsh and other authors throughout the book, chosen perfectly to reflect the mood and the landscape. His passion for the landscape, his landscape, means that when he sees it ruined by workmen, he rightly becomes quite cantankerous, blowing off steam in his prose and taking action by writing to the offending companies. Perrin is a fine author indeed and now I want to read the companion volume. Snowdon: the Story of a Welsh Mountain.… (mere)