Antarctica: Both Heaven and Hell
by Reinhold Messner
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Author: Reinhold MessnerTranslator: Jill Neate
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1992-03
ISBN: 0898863058
Number of pages: 381
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Book Reviews of Antarctica: Both Heaven and Hell
Book Review: mixed bag of impressions
Summary: 3 Stars
This book is very uneven, unfortunately. On one side, photography is splendid, historical and geological discussion are very thorough, the spirit of adventure is live and well. However, I am TIRED to find Messner complaining about his partner on every single page. And the translation is so bad, that one can almost study German grammar from the English presented. The philosophical expositions in the book kept my feelings mixed as well. On one side (and perhaps this is due to a poor translation) it is full of heavy and sometimes overly sweet German Romanticism; one the other hand, Messner's treatment of the white void in front of him as a meditative medium is very honestly portrayed and splendidly presented.
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