From beloved, award-winning poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil comes a debut work of nonfiction--a collection of essays about the natural world, and the way its inhabitants can teach, support, and inspire us.
But no matter where she was transplanted--no matter how awkward the fit or forbidding the landscape--she was able to turn to.
As a child, Nezhukumatathil called many places home: the grounds of a Kansas mental institution, where her Filipina mOther was a doctor; the open skies and tall mountains of Arizona, where she hiked with her Indian father; and the chillier climes of western New York and Ohio.
A Kirkus Prize Finalist for Nonfiction An Indie Next Pick, September 2019 A Publishers Weekly Big Indie Book of Fall 2020 A BuzzFeed Best Book of Fall 2020 A Literary Hub Most Anticipated Book of 2020 An Esquire Best Book of Fall 2020 A Ralph Lauren Summer Reading Recommendation A Garden & Gun Summer Reading Recommendation A Bustle Best Book of Fall 2020 Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2020 by The Millions An Alma Favorite Book for Fall 2020 A Literary Hub Recommended Climate Read for September 2020 From beloved, award-winning poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil comes a debut work of nonfiction--a collection of essays about the natural world, and the way its inhabitants can teach, support, and inspire us.
Warm, lyrical, and gorgeously illustrated by Fumi Nakamura, World of Wonders is a book of sustenance and joy.
For it is this way with wonder: it requires that we are curious enough to look past the distractions in order to fully appreciate the world\'s gifts.
Even in the strange and the unlovely, Nezhukumatathil finds beauty and kinship.
The axolotl teaches us to smile, even in the face of unkindness; the touch-me-not plant shows us how to shake off unwanted advances; the narwhal demonstrates how to survive in hostile environments.
What the peacock can do, she tells us, is remind you of a home you will run away from and run back to all your life.
But no matter where she was transplanted--no matter how awkward the fit or forbidding the landscape--she was able to turn to our world\'s fierce and funny creatures for guidance.
As a child, Nezhukumatathil called many places home: the grounds of a Kansas mental institution, where her Filipina mOther was a doctor; the open skies and tall mountains of Arizona, where she hiked with her Indian father; and the chillier climes of western New York and Ohio.
From beloved, award-winning poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil comes a debut work of nonfiction--a collection of essays about the natural world, and the way its inhabitants can teach, support, and inspire us
