Water and Light: A Diver's Journey to a Coral Reef by Stephen Harrigan
This evocative account of the months Stephen Harrigan spent diving on the coral reefs off Grand Turk Island in the Caribbean was originally published by Houghton Mifflin in 1992.
Water and Light
Water and Light
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An evocative account of the months Stephen Harrigan spent diving on the coral reefs off Grand Turk Island in the Caribbean.
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Moving, intelligent and, in the best sense, literary.... Stephen Harrigan is anchored in reality; he knows that the environment he's describing is in serious jeopardy. At the same time, he has made this book sparkle with his remarkable ability to discuss the metaphysical and spiritual aspects of underwater exploration without ever sounding saccharine or murky. * New York Times Book Review *
[Harrigan] tells us about the people who live on Grand Turk, or come there on business, and he is given to reflecting on the subtleties of the underwater experience, but his real virtue as a writer is his ability to convey, in precise, lucid, prose, the marvels of the sea bottom. * New Yorker *
Harrigan ...captures the peacefulness of being rocked by salty currents, the massive beauty of the reefs, the exhilaration of the sport, and the mental scramble to retain fast-fading memories of sights almost unimaginable on land. Fellow divers will relish his camaraderie, while those who prefer staying topside will feel as though they've taken the plunge themselves. * Booklist *
[Harrigan] tells us about the people who live on Grand Turk, or come there on business, and he is given to reflecting on the subtleties of the underwater experience, but his real virtue as a writer is his ability to convey, in precise, lucid, prose, the marvels of the sea bottom. * New Yorker *
Harrigan ...captures the peacefulness of being rocked by salty currents, the massive beauty of the reefs, the exhilaration of the sport, and the mental scramble to retain fast-fading memories of sights almost unimaginable on land. Fellow divers will relish his camaraderie, while those who prefer staying topside will feel as though they've taken the plunge themselves. * Booklist *
About Stephen Harrigan
Harrigan is a former senior editor of Texas Monthly magazine who now writes full-time from his home in Austin, Texas.
Table of Contents
- 1. My Underwater Self
- 2. Dry Dock
- 3. Harmonium Point
- 4. Trees of Stone
- 5. Tierra
- 6. Eye to Eye
- 7. The Pain of Water
- 8. The Dead Whale
- 9. Algal Ridge
- 10. Faceless
- 11. Lobster Rock
- 12. Underwater Nights
- 13. Lord Face of Water
- 14. Homesick Turtles
- 15. Wandering
- 16. The Green Mirror
- 17. Prospects
- 18. The Burning Reef
- For Further Reading
- Acknowledgments
- Index
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CIN0292731205G
9780292731202
0292731205
Water and Light: A Diver's Journey to a Coral Reef by Stephen Harrigan
Used - Good
Paperback
University of Texas Press
19990501
287
N/A
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