Is a River Alive?

by Robert Macfarlane

Hailed as "a naturalist who can unfurl a sentence with the breathless ease of a master angler" (Holly Morris, New York Times), Robert Macfarlane brings his glittering style to a profound work of travel writing, reporting, and natural history. Is a River Alive? is a joyous exploration into an ancient, urgent idea: that rivers are living beings who should be recognized as such in imagination and law. Macfarlane takes readers on three unforgettable...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393242137
• ISBN13: 9780393242133
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 384 Pages