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Cargando... Lighthouse (1975)por Tony Parker
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Interviews with lighthousekeepers and their wifes, from around 1975. The books begins with with so called 'land' lights, which enable a relatively normal life for the keepers and their family, and works to the 'tower' lights, which are the massive towers in the middle of the sea, with three man tucked away in for two months at a time. Crazy stuff. The difference in life and technology between then and now is very interesting to see. Some lights are still paraffin based, never mind the fact that the towers need to be continually occupied to keep working. All the interviews are transcribed recordings, which needs a bit of time getting used to, but it does give distinct characters, and works well in the end. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
"I want to marry a lighthouse keeper. And live by the side of the sea." So says the old song, but Parker's 1975 portrait of a handful of these men and their families shows it to be a hard and solitary existence. A vocation more than simply a profession." No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Some are utterly caught up in it, yearning to return when on leave; for others it's a terrible penance. Some wives relish the free time while others pine. The social interaction between the four men assigned to each house (three working, one stood down) has a huge part to play, with a hugely positive morale with a cheery PK (principal keeper) in charge.
Parker visits land lights (on mainland, often with adjoining family housing), rock lights (on rocks/islands) and towers (out at sea..where staff have to be winched into building, and when bad sea conditions might mean the deferral one's end of shift till the boat can make it out.)
Quite fascinating read. ( )