Is a River Alive? S. A. Chakraborty Ava Anna Ada asks us

Ava Anna Ada asks us to confront the way things look in the dark - and what happens when what is buried comes into the light

he could be the First of the Magi

Trapped in a cupboard with a nubile blonde nymphomaniac

But few understand it

Of her long-buried memories

Is a River Alive? S. A. Chakraborty Ava Anna Ada asks usFrom celebrated writer Robert Macfarlane comes this brilliant, perspective shifting new book which answers a resounding yes to the question of its title. At its heart is a single, transformative idea: that rivers are not mere matter for human use, but living beings who should be recognized as such in both imagination and law. Is a River Alive? takes the reader on an exhilarating exploration of the past, present and futures of this ancient, urgent