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Author Svensson, Patrik, 1972- author.

Title The book of eels : our enduring fascination with the most mysterious creature in the natural world / Patrik Svensson, translated from the Swedish by Agnes Broomé.

Publication Info. New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020]

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Location Call No. Status
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  ANIMALS—MARINE—FISH—Svensson    Check Shelf
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  597.43 SVENSSON    Check Shelf
 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Lower Level  597.43 SVESSON    Check Shelf
 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Adult Department  597 SVENSSON, PATRIK    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  597 SVE    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  597.43 SVENSSON    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  597.43 SVENSSON    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  597.43 SVENSSON    Check Shelf
 Portland Public Library - Adult Department  597.43 SVE    Check Shelf
 Rocky Hill, Cora J. Belden Library - Adult Department  597.43 SVENSSON    Check Shelf

Edition First edition.
Description 241 pages ; 22 cm
Note "Originally published as Ålevangeliet in Sweden in 2019 by ALbert Bonniers Fölag" -- title page verso.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [237]-241).
Summary "Part H Is for Hawk, part The Soul of an Octopus, The Book of Eels is both a meditation on the world's most elusive fish-the eel-and a reflection on the human condition. Remarkably little is known about the European eel, Anguilla anguilla. So little, in fact, that scientists and philosophers have, for centuries, been obsessed with what has become known as the "eel question": Where do eels come from? What are they? Are they fish or some other kind of creature altogether? Even today, in an age of advanced science, no one has ever seen eels mating or giving birth, and we still don't understand what drives them, after living for decades in freshwater, to swim great distances back to the ocean at the end of their lives. They remain a mystery. 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. In The Book of Eels, 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."-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Eels.
Eels. (OCoLC)fst00903747
Added Author Broomé, Agnes, translator.
Other Form: Online version: Svensson, Patrik, 1972- The book of eels New York : Ecco, 2020. 9780062968838 (DLC) 2019054461
ISBN 9780062968814 (hardcover)
0062968815 (hardcover)
9780062968821 (trade paperback)
0062968823 (trade paperback)
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