Ole Thorstensen

Broschiertes Buch

Making Things Right

A Master Carpenter at Work

Übersetzung: Kinsella, Sean

Beschreibung

A celebration of good craftsmanship by a Norwegian master carpenter - the anatomy of a job well done.

Autor

Ole Thorstensen was born in Arendal, Norway, and makes his debut as an author with a story about work and identity and a tribute to manual labour. Thorstensen was raised on Tromøy, an island with five thousand inhabitants. He is a trained carpenter, and has worked for twenty-five years in the construction industry. He now lives in Eidsvoll, six miles north of Oslo.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: MacLehose Press / Quercus
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 572614
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 195mm x 128mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 174g
• ISBN-13: 9780857056702
• ISBN-10: 0857056700
• Artikelnr.: 51185487

Rezensionen

It is so rich in descriptions of all pleasures related to mastering a craft: the portrayal of the working community, the joy of seeing something take shape, and the knowledge that one has left a piece of oneself behind. The pleasure of drinking coffee from a thermos, listening to good radio, observe the city from new angles, and feel the weight of history when you continue building on something that the craftsmen before you started . . . A nice mix of sociology, philosophy - not to mention ethics Klassekampen