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Book SynopsisAn entertaining and informative voyage through cultural fantasies of the North, from sea monsters and a mountain-sized magnet to racist mythmaking
Trade Review"In 31 chapters, each as self-contained and pointed as a shard of ice, Brunner presents a different historic, political, natural or cultural facet of his subject... Thought-provoking and wide-ranging,
Extreme North resembles the 'cabinet of wonders' that he uses as the book’s embarkation point." -- Liesl Schillinger - The New York Times
"Brunner’s fascinating series of historical reflections and personal observations, as translated into English by Jefferson Chase, shines a bright light on the North’s politics, culture, and people. The fine line between fantasy and reality, which has been regularly and inescapably blurred beyond belief, has more clarity than ever before." -- Michael Taube - Washington Examiner
"Engaging… Those who seek out cultural histories to see the world through a strange new lens may particularly enjoy the section exploring how the North was misperceived in antiquity." -- Cal Flyn - Times Literary Supplement
"[
Extreme North] weaves a darker tapestry, layering legends over the science and history of the north to describe a place that is real, remote, inscrutable and cold… Brunner untangles the origin of these pseudoscientific ideas, from the veneration o" -- Josie Glausiusz - Nature
