In a centuries-old tradition, farmers in northwestern Iceland scour remote coastal plains for the down of nesting eider ducks. High inside a vast cave in Borneo, men perched atop rickety ladders collect swiftlets’ nests, a delicacy believed to be a cure for almost anything. Eiderdown and edible birds’ nests: both are luxury products, ultimately destined for the super-rich. To the rest of the world these materials are mere commodities but to the harvesters they are all imbued with myth, tradition, folklore and ritual, and form part of a shared identity and history. These objects are two Harvest - Edward Posnett od authora Edward Posnett a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.
Autor |
Edward Posnett |
Jazyk |
anglický |
Počet stran |
336 |
Rok vydání |
2019 |
Typ |
filmy |
Nakladatelství |
Bodley Head |