Robin Chotzinoff
Auteur de People with Dirty Hands: The Passion for Gardening
A propos de l'auteur
Robin Chotzinoff, the granddaughter of the famous pianist and music critic Samuel Chotzinoff, grew up in New York City. Educated at prestigious Brearley School in New York and Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, Chotzinoff also attended Bryn Mawr for a year before dropping out to look for afficher plus adventure in Berkeley and Arizona. During her journey, Chotzinoff worked as a waitress, shined shoes, drove a delivery truck, and played the piano for some forgettable bands. Chotzinoff became interested in gardening at the age of 16 after watching her aunt plant a bag of white onion sets. In 1997, Chotzinoff wrote the book People with Dirty Hands: The Passion for Gardening, a best-selling collection of essays detailing the obsessions of some of the more eccentric gardeners in the country. A recipient of the National Endowment of the Arts fellowship in 1987, Chotzinoff is a staff writer for Westword, an alternative newspaper in Denver. Her articles have appeared in numerous newspapers and magazines throughout the country. Chotzinoff lives in a log cabin in Indian Hills, Colorado. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
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Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 20th Century
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Austen, Texas, USA
Indian Hills, Colorado, USA - Études
- Brearley School
Phillips Academy
Bryn Mawr - Professions
- writer
- Relations
- Chotzinoff, Samuel (granddaughter)
- Prix et distinctions
- National Endowment of the Arts fellowship (1987)
Membres
Critiques
People with Dirty Hands: The Passion for Gardening par Robin Chotzinoff
eccentrics in the outdoors, road trip across America
Well, from my snow-bound apartment this December, I really wanted to like this. But it just didn't work for me. For one thing, it was too superficial. There were themed sections, but each covered so much territory and so many gardeners that it all wound up being superficial. Each section, for example Roses, Estate Gardens, or Chiles, could have been a book themselves. (Not that the author titles the sections.)
For another, there was always some element of spirituality. Sometimes it was paganism, or hippies, sometimes it was reverence for one's ancestors and histories, sometimes it was the Christian God. But only in the too-brief introduction did we meet a gardener with whom I, pragmatic & resourceful, could identify.
I bet plenty of people would thoroughly enjoy this. I don't want to discourage you from trying it. It just wasn't my cup of tea...… (plus d'informations)
For another, there was always some element of spirituality. Sometimes it was paganism, or hippies, sometimes it was reverence for one's ancestors and histories, sometimes it was the Christian God. But only in the too-brief introduction did we meet a gardener with whom I, pragmatic & resourceful, could identify.
I bet plenty of people would thoroughly enjoy this. I don't want to discourage you from trying it. It just wasn't my cup of tea...… (plus d'informations)
I never understood why people wrote about their gardens until I read this book. After I finished, I did not want to part with it. A classic.
If there's one thing gardeners like more than gardening, it's talking with other gardeners. This is a fun and compelling book of interviews with gardeners from around the country. The author talks with growers and suppliers, all of whom are characters and all of whom are passionate about their plants.
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 4
- Membres
- 165
- Popularité
- #128,476
- Évaluation
- 4.1
- Critiques
- 4
- ISBN
- 6
- Favoris
- 1