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Atlas of Remote Islands: Fifty Islands I Have Not Visited and Never Will Hardcover – 7 Oct. 2010

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Judith Schalansky was born in 1980 on the wrong side of the Berlin Wall. The Soviets wouldn't let anyone travel so everything she learnt about the world came from her parents' battered old atlas. An acclaimed novelist and award-winning graphic designer, she has spent years creating this, her own imaginative atlas of the world's loneliest places. These islands are so difficult to reach that until the late 1990s more people had set foot on the moon than on Peter I Island in the Antarctic.

On one page are perfect maps, on the other unfold bizarre stories from the history of the islands themselves. Rare animals and strange people abound: from marooned slaves to lonely scientists, lost explorers to confused lighthouse keepers, mutinous sailors to forgotten castaways; a collection of Robinson Crusoes of all kinds. Recently awarded the prize of Germany's most beautiful book, the Atlas of Remote Islands is an intricately designed masterpiece that will delight maplovers everywhere. Judith Schalansky lures us across all the oceans of the world to fifty remote islands - from St Kilda to Easter Island and from Tristan da Cunha to Disappointment Island - and proves that some of the most memorable journeys can be taken by armchair travellers.

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144 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Particular Books
Publication date

7 Oct. 2010
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25.91 x 18.54 x 1.52 cm
ISBN-10

1846143489
ISBN-13

978-1846143489
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Tenderly tracing one finger over the maps, we lose ourselves in the beauty of filigree lines, points and letters. We smell the sea, hear the surf breaking, see icebergs and rocks and under our feet feel fine sand. Anyone who opens this, the most enchanting book of the autumn, is likely to get as lost as Robinson Crusoe for a while (Die Zeit)

An utterly exquisite object ... her book makes a magnificent case for the atlas to be recognised as literature, worthy of its original name - theatrum orbis terrarum, "the theatre of the world" (Robert Macfarlane Guardian)

So beautifully designed is this little caprice, so meticulous are its maps and so entertaining its matter (Jan Morris New York Times)

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Judith Schalansky is a writer and designer, and lectures on typography in Potsdam. She has written a novel and a typographic compendium, Fraktur mon Amour (2006) which has won several design prizes. She lives in Berlin.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Particular Books; First Printing edition (7 Oct. 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 144 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1846143489
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1846143489
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 25.91 x 18.54 x 1.52 cm

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M. D. Tomkinson

Utterly infuriating

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 March 2015

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This is an utterly infuriating book - but in a good way. It leaves you wanting to know more, so much more and in fact I defy you to read it without the need to go to the internet to find out more about the subjects - the islands.

You may not agree with the author's choices and there are probably better and more remote islands perhaps being saved for a volume 2. The prose alongside each map is at times obscure and leaves you wanting to research that as much as the maps. It certainly suffers from translation from the original language (German) hence only 4 stars. However, once picked up (and providing you have good internet access) this book will take you to places you did not know existed and worlds beyond. You will certainly not be disappointed unless you lack imagination.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 August 2013

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A beautifully produced book - I'm sure that the writer would have hand-bound each copy if she had had the time, having seemed to have done everything else! This is an escapists dream equally suiting a continuous read or a series of dips into the pages when the madness of the real world needs relieving for a few moments. A sensitve translation of the introduction from the original German prepares you for the delights to come. Each island has as detailed a map as is probably available, matched with a relevant account concerning that island. At first reading these accounts seem rather randomly chosen but in fact they add to the remoteness and mystery of the subject. A very clever, sophisticated book, written with a real love for these punctuation marks in the ocean.

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A coffee-table book with a substance.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 November 2013

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This book is a wonderful inspirational tome that I got as a present from myself... to myself. The format (the book is approximately an A4 size), the thick rich paper, the delicate (yet accurate) maps of islands, the greatly researched pieces of information on every island - all of this makes the book a delightful hardcover. I imagine myself as a traveller. I imagine travelling and reaching out to all 50 islands described in the book. What a journey this will be.

This is truly inspirational to read, like an old school book of maps, or an atlas of some fantastic far-away lands that are not easily reachable (and they are not!), yet all of the islands can be visited. This will make a fantastic present for an experienced traveller, or a budding traveller, or for a dreamer.

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JGL

A thoroughly delightful book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 March 2012

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This book is beautifully produced and I would recommend that the hardback is worth the extra money. The text is atmospheric and personal, with potted histories of the islands on each page described in a hazily poetic way - quite wonderful. But as if this is not enough the maps are a delight, ranging from that of Howland Island, which is basically a blob in the ocean to the much more (relatively) substantial and populous St Helena.

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Pal Joey

Beautiful and fascinating!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 July 2015

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This is a beautiful creation, which catalogues remote and often uninhabited islands across the globe.

The artwork is matched by the text, which includes legends and explorers' tales from each island.

I also recommend using Google Earth to get aerial photos of each place as you browse the book.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 October 2014

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This is the best book ever! Only for those whose imaginations can be stretched and excited. My best friend found it and now I am happy to spread the word. It is for those who can dream dreams of travelling from their own tiny corner of the planet, knowing that is where they will always remain.

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Zoe

Full of obscure facts and stories

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 July 2021

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Although second hand, quality is excellent and book makes you want to read more about every island in there. So easy to dip in and out, and makes you want to tell everyone about what you've read.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 April 2012

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This book is quite simply beautiful, the fact that the author has not visited any of the islands mentioned within only adds to the charm and imagination of the content within. Anyone with any interest in cartography and distant geography can appreciate how amazing this book really is. I would recommend this to literally everyone though, it's just fantastic.

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