The Forest Unseen

The Forest Unseen: A Year's Watch in Nature is a 2012 book written by David G. Haskell.

The Forest Unseen
First edition
AuthorDavid G. Haskell
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEcology
PublisherViking Books
Publication date
2012
Media typePrint (Hardcover and Paperback) and e-book
Pages288
ISBN978-0-14-312294-4

Summary

The book is divided in 43 short chapters ordered by date and roughly covering a whole year. In each of them the author, which visits almost every day a single square meter randomly chosen of an old-growth forest of Cumberland Plateau (Tennessee), describes what happens to plants, animals and insects living there. These observations give him the opportunity to write not only about the small-scale forest ecology but also on worldwide natural processes. He often calls his small observation field mandala,[1] inspired by the paintings of sand created by Tibetan as a support for meditation.[2]

Awards

Translations
2014 Italian edition by Einaudi

As far as late 2017 The Forest Unseen has been translated into ten languages.[8]

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References
  1. Gorman, James (2012-10-23). "Finding Zen in a Patch of Nature". New York Times. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  2. Grissom, Ruth Ann. "The forest unseen". The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  3. "Winners of the 2012 National Outdoor Book Awards". The National Outdoor Books Awards Foundation. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  4. "Reed Environmental Writing Award". Southern Environmental Law Center. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  5. "Academies Announce 2013 Communication Award Winners". The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. September 5, 2013.
  6. "2013 Pulitzer Prizes". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  7. "David Haskell receives China's first Nature Writing Award". Sewanee Today. Sewanee: The University of the South. 2016-12-13.
  8. "American Forests presents Forest Footnotes with David Haskell". American Forests. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
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