The book of eels: our enduring fascination with the most mysterious creature in the natural world
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Drawing on a breadth of research about eels in literature, history, and modern marine biology, as well as his own experience fishing for eels with his father, Patrik Svensson crafts a mesmerizing portrait of an unusual, utterly misunderstood, and completely captivating animal. We meet renowned historical thinkers, from Aristotle to Sigmund Freud to Rachel Carson, for whom the eel was a singular obsession. And we meet the scientists who spearheaded the search for the eel’s point of origin, including Danish marine biologist Johannes Schmidt, who led research efforts in the early twentieth century, catching thousands upon thousands of eels, in the hopes of proving their birthing grounds in the Sargasso Sea. Blending memoir and nature writing at its best, Svensson’s journey to understand the eel becomes an exploration of the human condition that delves into overarching issues about our roots and destiny, both as humans and as animals, and, ultimately, how to handle the biggest question of all: death. The result is a gripping and slippery narrative that will surprise and enchant.
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The book of eels : our enduring fascination with the most mysterious creature in the natural world
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The Book of Eels Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World
The book of eels : our enduring fascination with the most mysterious creature in the natural world / Patrik Svensson ; translated from the Swedish by Anges Broomé
The book of eels : our enduring fascination with the most mysterious creature in the natural world / Patrik Svensson ; translated from the Swedish by Anges Broomé
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