World-Ending Fire: The Essential Wendell Berry

Wendell Berry is a necessary writer and thinker in a time when our relationship to the natural world is ruled by violence and greed. He advocates for the defense of local landscapes and shares a vision of consolation and hope. We must abandon arrogance and stand in awe of the natural world.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 368 pages
Publication date: 22 February 2018
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Wendell Berry is a unique writer and thinker who is unlike anyone else writing today. His writings, gathered in "The World-Ending Fire," are a reflection of his life spent farming the fields of rural Kentucky with mules and horses, and his deep knowledge of the land cultivated by this work. Berry's essays are a defiance of the false call to progress and a defense of the local landscapes that provide our cultural heritage, history, and home. In a world where our relationship to the natural world is often ruled by violence and greed, Berry speaks out to defend the land we live on. He shows that we cannot afford to succumb to the mass-produced madness that drives our global economy, as the natural world will not withstand it.

However, Berry also shares with us a vision of consolation and hope. He urges us to abandon arrogance and stand in awe of the natural world, to treat our land, our neighbors, and ourselves with respect and care. He believes that we can and must begin to live in harmony with the natural world, and that this will lead to a more sustainable and fulfilling life for all.

Wendell Berry is an American sage who has been writing and thinking for over 50 years. His work is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the importance of our relationship to the natural world and the need to protect it for future generations. His writings are a testament to the power of words and the importance of thinking deeply about the world we live in.

Weight: 274g
Dimension: 197 x 142 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780141984131