The Hiking Book From Hell

Name: The Hiking Book From Hell
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781771645850
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My Reluctant Attempt to Learn to Love Nature

By Are Kalv

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Summary

Are Kalv, a celebrated Scandinavian comedian, finds himself alienated as his friends abandon the pub for the mountains. In a bid to understand nature's allure, he embarks on a reluctant and sardonic hiking adventure. The Hiking Book From Hell blends sharp wit with a critique of outdoor culture, delivering a humorous yet insightful memoir that explores the tension between urban scepticism and nature's undeniable pull.
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Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

This memoir is ideal for fans of Bill Bryson and David Sedaris, readers who enjoy humorous travel and nature writing with a satirical edge, and anyone curious about the outdoor culture from an anti-nature perspective. It will especially resonate with those who prefer armchair adventures or find the cult of nature both amusing and perplexing.

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For fans of Bill Bryson and David Sedaris comes an anti-nature memoir that will resonate with anyone who would rather stay inside with a book than venture into the mountains, from one of Scandinavia's biggest comedians.

Sometime around his forties, Are Kalv starts losing his friends... to the mountains. Friends who used to meet him at the pub are now hiking and skiing every weekend, and when they do show up, all they talk about is feeling at one with nature (without a hint of irony). When Are realises he's the only person who hasn't posted a selfie on a mountain, he starts to wonder: does he have it all wrong?

To find out, Are buys some ridiculously expensive gear and heads into the woods. The result of his sardonic trek is at once a smart and funny take-down of outdoors culture, and a reluctant surrender to nature's undeniable pull. An adventure, a comedy, and a tragedy, The Hiking Book from Hell is destined to become a nature writing (and nature hating) classic.

'A smart, funny and honest expose of the cult of the outdoors, from the sublime to the ridiculous.' - Foreword Reviews

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The Hiking Book from Hell has been praised as "smart, funny, and honest," offering a witty exposé of the outdoor enthusiasts' cult. Foreword Reviews calls it both sublime and ridiculous, while humour writers and travel authors commend Kalvø's unique talent to satirise serious hobbies and evoke laughter. Readers appreciate the book's mix of adventure, philosophy, bad weather, and sharp wit, with one reviewer urging, "If you hike, buy this book."

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781771645850

Publisher: Greystone Books,Canada

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 June 2022

Country: Canada

Imprint: Greystone Books,Canada

Illustration: B&W drawing

Contributors:

Translated by Lucy Moffatt
Translated by Lucy Moffatt

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 336

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About the Author

Are Kalv is one of Norway's leading comedians and satirists who has worked in standup for over twenty-five years. He has produced prize-winning musicals, reviews, an opera, and almost a dozen books. He often writes about things he doesn't know much about. This is the first time that he is also writing about something he doesn't understand.