John Yunker
Autor de The Tourist Trail
Sobre El Autor
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Series
Obras de John Yunker
Writing for Animals: New Perspectives for Writers and Instructors to Educate and Inspire (2018) 7 copias
Among Animals 3: The Lives of Animals and Humans in Contemporary Short Fiction (2022) — Editor — 6 copias
Obras relacionadas
Through a Vegan Studies Lens: Textual Ethics and Lived Activism (Cultural Ecologies of Food) (2019) — Contribuidor — 2 copias
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Nombre canónico
- Yunker, John
- Nombre legal
- Yunker, John
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugares de residencia
- Seattle, Washington, USA
- Ocupaciones
- Co-founder, Ashland Creek Press
- Biografía breve
- John Yunker writes short stories, plays and novels focused on the complex and often conflicted relationships between humans and animals. He is co-author (with Midge Raymond) of the novel Devils Island (September 2024). He is author of the novels The Tourist Trail and Where Oceans Hide Their Dead. And he's co-founder (with Midge Raymond) of Ashland Creek Press, a publisher devoted to environmental and animal literature.
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Estadísticas
- Obras
- 10
- También por
- 1
- Miembros
- 173
- Popularidad
- #123,688
- Valoración
- 4.0
- Reseñas
- 32
- ISBNs
- 15
- Favorito
- 1
This is a remarkable read. These eco warriors certainly give their lives to a cause. It make me never want to eat fish again!
It was a little hard to follow as an audiobook, how it jumped between timeframes. I enjoyed the conflict within Jake/Robert, the eco warrior and the law and order warrior ... as an undercover FBI agent who has infiltrated this lawless operation.
It's read by the author, John Yunker, and rarely have I heard an author read his own book to such great effect. I looked up what else he has read, and I don't think he's even read others of his own books. But he should definitely take on full time narration.
The book was beautifully written, so I've put John Yunker's other books on my To Read list. Yunker seems to be a science writer specialising in animal rights and welfare. The Tourist Trail grew out of his own experience in these areas. I'm going to repeat what he has said about writing this book:
I wrote The Tourist Trail after volunteering with a penguin census project in the Patagonia region of Argentina. I have also traveled to Norway and Antarctica, where portions of The Tourist Trail are set. This novel is based on the award-winning short story, selected by Peter Orner and published in Phoebe. The novel is not only inspired by penguin researchers but by the efforts of the Sea Shepherd Society.
I feel guilty about giving this book only 3.5 stars, which is more about me than the book, so I'm giving it 4 stars with the extra 1/2 star justified because this is a book you will NOT forget.… (más)