About “Winter: Five Windows on the Season”
Winter: Five Windows on the Season is a nonfiction book written by Adam Gopnik for the 2011 Massey Lectures. The book consists of five chapters, each based on a one-hour lecture. The lectures explored artistic portrayals of winter, including its influence on culture, societies, polar exploration, and winter activities. Each lecture was delivered in a different Canadian city: Montreal, Halifax, Edmonton, Vancouver, and Toronto. The lectures took place between October 12 and October 26. The book was published by House of Anansi Press, and the lectures were broadcast on CBC Radio One's Ideas from November 7 to 11. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
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- First published
- 2011
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