This Thursday UBC doctorate Bob Kull will officially launch his new book, "Solitude: Seeking Wisdom In Extremes – a year alone in the Patagonia wilderness" at the University of British Columbia. The event is free, and includes one hour of storytelling and a slideshow with questions and discussion. A book signing and finger food potluck will also occur. The following is a summary of the book from the publisher:

Years after losing his lower right leg in a motorcycle crash, Robert Kull traveled to a remote island in Patagonia’s coastal wilderness with equipment and supplies to live alone for a year. He sought to explore the effects of deep solitude on the body and mind and to find the spiritual answers he’d been seeking all his life. With only a cat and his thoughts as companions, he wrestled with inner storms while the wild forces of nature raged around him. The physical challenges were immense, but the struggles of mind and spirit pushed him even further.

Solitude: Seeking Wisdom in Extremes is the diary of Kull’s tumultuous year. Chronicling a life distilled to its essence — the fundamental mechanics of daily survival — Solitude is also a philosophical meditation on the tensions between nature and technology, isolation and society. With humor and brutal honesty, Kull explores the pain and longing we typically avoid in our frantically busy lives as well as the peace and wonder that arise once we strip away our distractions. He describes the enormous Patagonia wilderness with poetic attention, transporting the reader directly into both his inner and outer experiences.

Event Details:

Date: Thursday, October 16, 2008

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Location:
Sty-wet-tan (First Nations House of Learning / Longhouse)
1985 West Mall, UBC
(604) 822-8940 Longhouse Map

For more information:

Bob Kull’s wewbsite www.bobkull.org

Vancouver Sun Book Review http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/arts/story.html?id=47ad33be-444f-4c83-a633-7dbd58fdc462&p=1