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008    191218s2020    nyu      b    000 0 eng   
010      2019054460 
020    9780062968814|q(hardcover) 
020    0062968815|q(hardcover) 
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020    0062968823|q(trade paperback) 
035    (OCoLC)1133663253 
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100 1  Svensson, Patrik,|d1972-|eauthor. 
245 14 The book of eels :|bour enduring fascination with the most
       mysterious creature in the natural world /|cPatrik 
       Svensson, translated from the Swedish by Agnes Broomé. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York, NY :|bEcco, an imprint of 
       HarperCollinsPublishers,|c[2020] 
300    241 pages ;|c22 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
500    "Originally published as Ålevangeliet in Sweden in 2019 by
       ALbert Bonniers Fölag" -- title page verso. 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages [237]-241). 
520    "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."--
       |cProvided by publisher. 
650  0 Eels. 
650  7 Eels.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00903747 
700 1  Broomé, Agnes,|etranslator. 
776 08 |iOnline version:|aSvensson, Patrik, 1972-|tThe book of 
       eels|dNew York : Ecco, 2020.|z9780062968838|w(DLC)  
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