Description
| Author/Contributor(s): | McGuane, Thomas |
| Publisher: | Vintage |
| Date: | 2/12/2019 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
Fromthe highly acclaimed author of Ninety-two in the Shade and Cloudbursts comes a collection of alternately playful and exquisiteessays—including seven collected here for the first time—borne of a lifetimespent fishing.
“Thomas McGuane writes about fishing better than anyone else in thehistory of mankind.” —Jim Harrison, New YorkTimes bestselling author of Legends of the Fall
The forty extraordinary pieces in The Longest Silence take the readerfrom the tarpon of Florida to the salmon ofIceland, from the bonefish of Mexico to the trout of Montana. They introducecharacters as varied as a highly literate Canadian frontiersman and adevoutly Mormon river guide and address issues ranging from the esoteric artof tying flies to the enduring philosophy of a seventeenth-century angler tothe trials of the aging fisherman.
Both reverent and hilarious by turns, andinfused with a deep experience of wildlife and the outdoors, The Longest Silence sets the heartpounding for a glimpse of moving water and demonstrates what dedication tosport reveals about life.
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