Quick Look
- A personal exploration of poignant questions which arose about humanity during the first three years of the Covid era
- Reminds readers of our connection to nature and the comfort it can offer us during challenging times
An enriching exploration of the questions which arose about humanity during the first three years of the Covid era. Written by a Goethean scholar based on a mountain in South Africa.
Description
In Fugitive, Goethean scholar Allan Kaplan explores the profound questions of our time against the backdrop of the first three years of the Covid era. Written from his home on a mountain in South Africa, his record is both a poetic and a contemplative one.
This book considers issues that we can encounter in life including the struggle for meaning, the will towards freedom and the experience of powerlessness and surrender.
The result is an uplifting reminder of the power of nature to strengthen our humanity through difficult times.
Author
Allan Kaplan is a teacher and writer whose research has focused on the work of Goethe. He is a co-founder of a mountain refuge, Towerland Wilderness in South Africa, which provides space for contemplation and life through communion with nature. He lives there with his partner.
