An insightful, witty look at Virginia Woolf through the lens of the extraordinary women closest to her.
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Gillian Gill ist eine Autorin mit einem Doktortitel in moderner französischer Literatur von der Cambridge University, deren akademische Laufbahn Lehrtätigkeiten an renommierten Institutionen wie Yale und Harvard umfasst. Sie hat bemerkenswerte Werke verfasst, die sich mit dem Leben und den Mysterien bedeutender Persönlichkeiten auseinandersetzen. Ihre Schreibe zeichnet sich durch eine tiefgehende Untersuchung der psychologischen und sozialen Dimensionen ihrer Subjekte aus. Durch ihre Prosa deckt Gill die Komplexität menschlicher Erfahrungen und ihr bleibendes Erbe auf.
Haida Gwaii, the ancient territory of the Haida people, is a West Coast archipelago famous for its wild beauty and rich species diversity. But that natural bounty, since European contact, has also been a magnet for industry. In the mid-1970s, the Haida rallied with environmentalists to end the rapacious logging of their monumental old-growth forests--and to reassert their title and rights to their homeland. Combining first-person accounts with his own vivid prose, Ian Gill traces the struggle from its early days. The battle became epic, stretching from the backwoods of British Columbia to the front benches of Canada's parliament and uniting a colourful cast of characters. There were many setbacks, but also amazing victories, including the creation of Gwaii Haanas, a world-renowned protected area, and landmark legal decisions. Perhaps the fiercest champion of the Haida's visionary new stewardship ethic has been Guujaaw--artist, orator, strategist and four-term president of the Council of the Haida Nation. In 2004, the Haida laid claim to their entire traditional territory: the land, seabed and waters of Haida Gwaii. It was an audacious move, and one that set a benchmark for indigenous rights around the world. In telling this incredible story of political and cultural renaissance, Ian Gill has crafted a gripping, multilayered narrative with far-reaching reverberations.