The Strict Economy of Fire

by Ava Leavell Haymon

Book Overview

On a pilgrimage to the Kingdom of Nepal, a group of American women trek into the Himalayas, beginning and ending in Kathmandu. They ascend, turn back just short of reaching their destination because of impassable snow, and descend. "Say what you see," smoke rising on a distant mountain seems to command, and Ava Leavell Haymon responds with language that strives to reconcile the extremes of this exotic place-- danger and awesome beauty, community and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807129941
• ISBN13: 9780807129944
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 52 Pages
• Weight: 0.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.0"