My Life in the Sea of Cars
Author | : James Andrew Murray |
Publisher | : Transit Lounge |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 2009 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780980461688 |
ISBN-13 | : 0980461685 |
Rating | : 4/5 (685 Downloads) |
Download or read book My Life in the Sea of Cars written by James Andrew Murray and published by Transit Lounge. This book was released on 2009 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Murray recounts nine days spent in the remote and beautiful landscapes of the Northern Territory, yet this is much more than a book about bushwalking. A delicate hymn to the wilderness of Northern Australia, My Life in the Sea of Cars: A Letter from Arnhem Land is a journey of personal exploration and self discovery, and a passionate argument for a new way of living. The ways in which rampant consumerism, and an obsession with the motor car have become so entrenched in people's lives is explored through relationships, memory, culture, identity and the meditative act of walking. When Murray candidly reveals his own family secrets and likely ancestry his book takes on yet another dimension. Totally original, and heartbreakingly honest, Murray asks us the difficult, awkward questions that will not go away. Where has our culture gone so wrong?