by Isabelle Autissier, Erik Orsenna · Distribooks Inc · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253120865
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«Salut au Grand Sud» is the travel account by Isabelle Autissier and Erik Orsenna, published by Le Livre de Poche in paperback (288 pages, in French).
The book recounts the voyage that Isabelle Autissier and Erik Orsenna made aboard the sailboat Ada from Ushuaia to Antarctica. Over two months they explored a frozen continent, little known and essential to the climate, and reflected on its beauty, its history, and the need to protect it.
The work was originally published in 2006; this paperback edition was published in 2007.
Recommended for the general adult audience interested in accounts of exploration, travel, and the conservation of polar ecosystems.
Isabelle Autissier is a French sailor, navigator, writer, and broadcaster. She is celebrated for being the first woman to have completed a solo world navigation in competition. Based in La Rochelle since 1980, she is also a writer and honorary president of World Wildlife Fund-France.
