'The two things I love most are novels and birds, and they're both in trouble,' says The Corrections author, one of the world's most famous birdwatchers Birdwatching was once an activity that elicited a sense of mild shame in Jonathan Franzen. The author stalked New York parks with binoculars in hand, rather than on a strap, carefully hiding from view the word "birds" on his field guide. Debonair friends in London recoiled in horror when told of his pastime. Franzen was furtive, almost embarrassed. Now, he is one of the most famous birdwatchers in the world."I totally let my freak flag fly now," Franzen says as he scans for birds at a community garden near his home in Santa Cruz, California. His phone has an app that deciphers bird sounds. He travels the world to see recondite species. He has written about birds in essays, op-eds and novels."I was so socially unsuccessful in my youth and such a pariah in junior high that I really didn't want to look like a dork," says Franzen, the 59-year-old author whose best known works include The Corrections and Freedom. "I got over that. The success started to make me think: 'Hey, it's not me who's got the problem.'" Continue reading...
Jonathan Franzen: 'Climate change isn't only reason for bird decline'
14. listopadu 2018 11:00
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Celý článek: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/nov/14/jonathan-franzen-climate-change-isnt-the-only-danger-to-birds
Zdroj: The Guardian