Description
Somali fishermen, costumed children, digital hackers…Pirates surround us, and their skull and crossed bones motif is plastered on everything from skateboards to executive ties to feeding bottles for babies.
Why have we become so fascinated by violent mutineers who lived over 200 years ago?
In this dazzling and highly original book, renowned author and speaker Kester Brewin explores the central place of piracy in history and culture and, calling on a huge cast of outlaws, from Blackbeard to Luke Skywalker, Odysseus and Peter Pan, chases our pirate obsession through film and literature, and on into the deepest realms of our beliefs.
‘Startlingly original, subtle and substantive, written in a prose that is as lyrical as it is lucid’ – Third Way Magazine
‘Brilliantly riffs and mashes across literary genres’ – Simon Nash
‘A stimulating, entertaining, and ultimately profound meditation on what pirates can teach us about living in the real world’ – Dr Gladys Ganiel
