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A Basket Of Leaves
''A Basket of Leaves'' is a collection of 54 essays by Geoff Wisner, each of which examines one or more books about a different African country. The collection was published by Jacana Media in 2007. The authors of the selected books are (variously) African, American, West Indian, and European. Some of the authors are black, and others are white. Some of the books are fiction, and others are non-fiction; 28 of them were authored or co-authored by women. The selected works were originally published in Arabic, English, French, German, Polish, Portuguese, and other languages. Reviewed works References Further reading * {{DEFAULTSORT:Basket of Leaves, A Literature about literature 2007 non-fiction books ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoff Wisner
Geoff Wisner is an American author, book reviewer, and editor. His articles appear in publications such as ''The Christian Science Monitor'', ''Words Without Borders'', ''Transition Magazine'', ''Boston Globe'', ''Wall Street Journal'', and ''Wild Earth''. He is a graduate of Harvard University (1980). He currently lives in New York City. He is married to Jennifer Marie Brissett, a writer. Books * Thoreau's Animals', published by Yale University Press (2017)Ed Gillin (2019). ''Thoreau's Wildflowers'': Henry David Thoreau. Edited by Geoff Wisner; illustrated by Barry Moser. ''Thoreau's Animals'': Henry David Thoreau. Edited by Geoff Wisner; illustrated by Debby Cotter Kaspari. ''The Quarterly Review of Biology'' 94: 288 * Thoreau's Wildflowers', published by Yale University Press (2016) * African Lives: An Anthology of Memoirs and Autobiographies', published by Lynne Rienner Publishers (2013)Mark Leopold (2014). Review: ''African Lives: An anthology of memoirs and autobiographies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |