{"product_id":"becoming-earth-9781597099110","title":"Becoming Earth","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBecoming Earth: Posthumous Essays by Eva Saulitis\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBecoming Earth\u003c\/strong\u003e is a posthumous collection of essays by Eva Saulitis that confronts life's most profound question: how do you live when you know you are dying? This intimate work offers meditations on mortality, the art of living fully, and the author's advancing illness as she approached death with remarkable courage and clarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout This Collection\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn these essays, Saulitis addresses the waiting question without fear or sentimentality, drawing from her unique perspective as both a scientist and literary artist. The collection reveals her philosophical approach to terminal illness, offering readers a contemplative examination of what it means to face death consciously and deliberately. Her writing combines scientific rigor with poetic sensibility, creating a rare perspective on mortality that neither romanticizes nor fears death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Author's Legacy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEva Saulitis was an essayist, poet, and marine biologist who spent nearly thirty years studying killer whales in Prince William Sound alongside her partner Craig Matkin. Her work bridged the gap between scientific inquiry and humanistic exploration, asking questions that science alone could not answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHer previous works include \u003cem\u003eLeaving Resurrection: Chronicles of a Whale Scientist\u003c\/em\u003e, which explored the philosophical dimensions of marine research, and \u003cem\u003eInto Great Silence\u003c\/em\u003e, which examined the Exxon Valdez oil spill and its impact on the orcas she studied. Her writing earned recognition from the Rasmuson Foundation, Alaska Humanities Forum, and Alaska State Council on the Arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs Associate Professor in the University of Alaska Anchorage Low-Residency MFA program and faculty member of the Kachemak Bay Writers' Conference, Saulitis influenced countless writers before her passing on January 16, 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat Makes This Book Significant\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis paperback edition presents Saulitis's final reflections on life and death. The essays offer readers contemplating mortality, illness, or loss a thoughtful companion that examines death with intellectual honesty and emotional depth. For readers interested in memoirs that address terminal illness, philosophical essays on mortality, or the intersection of science and literature, \u003cstrong\u003eBecoming Earth\u003c\/strong\u003e provides a valuable perspective from a writer who lived these questions until the end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaulitis, Eva:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Essayist, poet, and marine biologist Eva Saulitis for nearly thirty years studied killer whales in Prince William Sound, along with her partner Craig Matkin. Her first book, Leaving Resurrection: Chronicles of a Whale Scientist (Boreal Books\/Red Hen Press), considers questions science did not allow her to ask. Her second nonfiction book, Into Great Silence (Beacon), deals with the Exxon Valdez oil spill and the orcas she studied. Her writing has earned awards from the Rasmuson Foundation, the Alaska Humanities Forum, and the Alaska State Council on the Arts. Eva Saulitis was Associate Professor in the University of Alaska Anchorage Low-Residency MFA program and a faculty member of the Kachemak Bay Writers' Conference. She passed away on January 16, 2016.","brand":"Boreal Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50681294061842,"sku":"9781597099110","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_656a0244-87db-49d5-aded-b21eea05fd0c.jpg?v=1733951427","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/becoming-earth-9781597099110","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}