Lev Parikian
Light Rains Sometimes Fall: A British Year in Japan's 72 Seasons
Light Rains Sometimes Fall: A British Year in Japan's 72 Seasons
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Lev Parikian's book "Seventy-Two Ancient Microseasons" offers a fresh perspective on the British year by exploring the seventy-two ancient microseasons of Japan. Through his nature diary and observations, he showcases the beauty of the small and subtle changes in the everyday, reminding us to appreciate the world around us.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 272 pages
Publication date: 19 May 2022
Publisher: Elliott & Thompson Limited
See the British year afresh and experience a new way of connecting with nature – through the prism of Japan's seventy-two ancient microseasons.
Across seventy-two short chapters and twelve months, writer and nature lover Lev Parikian charts the changes that each of these ancient microseasons (of a just a few days each) bring to his local patch – garden, streets, park, and wild cemetery.
From the birth of spring (risshun) in early February to 'the greater cold (daikan) in late January, Lev draws our eye to the exquisite beauty of the outside world, day-to-day.
Instead of Japan's lotus blossom, praying mantis, and bear, he watches bramble, woodlouse, and urban fox; hawthorn, dragonfly, and peregrine. But the seasonal rhythms – and the power of nature to reflect and enhance our mood – remain.
By turns reflective, witty, and joyous, this is both a nature diary and a revelation of the beauty of the small and subtle changes of the everyday, allowing us to 'look, look again, look better.'
It is the perfect gift to read in real time across the British year.
'A fresh new look at the microseasons of nature's calendar, seen through Lev Parikian's eyes – with his usual humor, attention to detail, and beautifully written prose.'
Stephen Moss
'Buy this book. Plant it somewhere handy, and whenever you're in need of a "spark of joy," pick it up and read a few pages. Its wit will make you smile. It will transport you to a wilder, gentler, more beautiful world.'
Ann Pettifor
Weight: 316g
Dimension: 130 x 198 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781783966387
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