Tim Ecott
Auteur de Vanilla: Travels in Search of the Ice Cream Orchid
A propos de l'auteur
Tim Ecott grew up in Ireland, the Far East, and Africa. Based in London, his journalism has appeared in numerous national and foreign publications.
Œuvres de Tim Ecott
The Mammoth Book of the Deep: True Stories of Danger and Adventure under the Sea (2007) — Contributeur — 18 exemplaires
Unter Wasser 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1963
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- UK
- Lieu de naissance
- Ireland
- Lieux de résidence
- Malaya
Johannesburg, South Africa - Études
- University of Belfast (English and Social Anthropology)
- Professions
- author
journalist
producer - Organisations
- BBC
Exeter College, Oxford
Membres
Critiques
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 6
- Membres
- 367
- Popularité
- #65,579
- Évaluation
- 3.3
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 25
- Langues
- 4
He goes back to their Celtic roots, their Viking heritage, the complex History of the 20th century. He highlights the ancient tradition and ancestral ways that link the Islands with Ireland and the Outer Hebrides and explores the sagas that chart the course of the Faroese people who have learned to fight against all odds to survive a majestic yet inhospitable landscape. From snippets like the haunting painting Home from the Funeral by Samal Joensen-Mikines to stories about cunning souls like Annika Isaksdottir, legends about the huldufolk and Raven - Floki, we are taken into the heart and soul of the Faroe Islands.
However, I could not and WILL NOT appreciate the writer’s emphasis on the numerous accounts of animal slaughter and his fervent and constant attempts to support the islanders’ justification of barbarity under the vague and thin veil of ‘’tradition’’ and ‘’survival’’. And I am not interested in weak excuses such as ‘’respecting one’s customs’’...
So, read it at your own risk.… (plus d'informations)