9780299100247
The Gardener's Year
Karel Capek
ISBN 13: 9780299100247
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Pr
Publication Date: 1984
Binding: Softcover
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The Gardener's Year is a timeless classic of wit and wisdom, sure to capture the heart and imagination of every gardener--indeed, everyone who has pursued any hobby with a passion that occasionally overrides good common sense. Originally published more than fifty years ago in Czechoslovakia, it transcends the years with grace and ease. Fifty-eight sprightly drawings by the author's brother, Josef Capek, lend themselves perfectly to the artful simplicity and humor of this book.
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"THE GARDENER'S YEAR...captures wonderfully the absurd spectacle of gardening. He plays the bemused observer in this little book, but he cannot hide his obvious affection for the simple suburban garden or his understanding of how important the sanctity of the garden was to his countrymen."
Adrian Higgins, Washington Post Book World, 03/10/2002
Review:"Karel Capek was a playwright in the theater of the absurd....He brought that sense of absurdity to the garden...."
Michael Pollan, Time Out (New York), 03/14/2002
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Book Description: University of Wisconsin Press, United States, 1984. Paperback. Book Condition: New. 178 x 117 mm. Brand New Book with Free Worldwide Delivery. Karel Capek's "The Gardener's Year" is a timeless classic of wit and wisdom, sure to capture the heart and imagination of every gardener--indeed, everyone who has pursued any hobby with a passion that occasionally overrides good common sense. Originally published more that fifty years ago in Czechoslovakia, it transcends the years with grace and ease. Whether Capek is talking about the lack or surfeit of rain, the fruitless search for space to plant just a few more perennials, or the unfathomable mystery of the green thumb, his words strike chord upon chord within every gardener, in every time and place. Fifty-eight sprightly drawings by Karel Capek's brother Josef Capek, lend themselves perfectly to the artful simplicity and humour of this book. Through the year, Capek does battle with the garden hose, learns the value of patience in spring, prays to the Lord for rain (but only on certain parts of the garden, please), buys far too many plants at every opportunity, curses raspberry canes that invade from his neighbor's garden, routs stones from the soil (they seem to grow from spores), and agonizes continually about the garden while he is on vacation in August. In short, Karel Capek is a gardener, timeless, with all the frailties, hope, and boundless optimism necessarily shared by all gardeners. After the sun sets, he leans on his spade and sighs with deep content: "I have sweated today!". Bookseller Inventory # AAC9780299100247 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
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