Books by Judith Schalansky
“Schalansky is a designer to trade, and this book is an extraordinary testament to her skill – very plain, bold colours, printed in black, blue and orange ink, it takes the reader through a personal library of remote islands that really are remote – the likes of Bouvet island, where there was a nuclear bomb tested that almost went unnoticed, or even Juan Fernandez, where Selkirk was marooned. Each island gets a new map and has an accompanying text. To be honest, to my mind the accompanying texts are a little hit-and-miss in terms of their appeal, but the map images are so gorgeous that the pleasure of flicking through the book isn’t impacted at all.” Read more...
Gavin Francis, Travel Writer
Interviews where books by Judith Schalansky were recommended
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'The Voyage of St Brendan,' in The Age of Bede
edited by J.F. Webb and D.H. Farmer -
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Sea Room
by Adam Nicolson -
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Selkirk's Island: The True and Strange Adventures of the Real Robinson Crusoe
by Diana Souhami -
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A Woman in the Polar Night
by Christiane Ritter -
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Atlas of Remote Islands: Fifty Islands I Have Never Set Foot On and Never Will
by Judith Schalansky
The best books on Islands, recommended by Gavin Francis
The best books on Islands, recommended by Gavin Francis
Generations of writers, explorers and armchair travellers have found a focal point of fascination in the idea of the remote island. Why so? Gavin Francis, the award-winning writer, explains the everlasting appeal of the lonely isle – and why the fantasy is at least as powerful as the salt-sprayed reality – as he selects five of the best books on islands.
