Harry's Absence
Looking for My Father on the Mountain
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Word Count
55,750 words, Guess
Page Count
223 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL9666943M
- Internet Archiveharrysabsenceloo0000scot
- ISBN-101579620744
- ISBN-139781579620745
- Goodreads841209
Classifications
- LCCHQ756 .S393 2000
Description
On February 1, 1960, Harry Scott, conscientious objector, psychologist, and mountaineer, was killed while climbing Mt. Cook. Thirty-five years later, his son set out to look for him.Funny, moving, and beautifully written, this is the story of a father's absence, told party through the rich and exciting mix of biography, autobiography, and intellectual and social history, HARRY'S ABSENCE is a passionately argued book about New Zealand, addressing the distinction between nationalism and love of country. Finally, it is a recovery, from death, of reasons for living.
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