Eels: An Exploration, from New Zealand to the Sargasso, of the World's Most Mysterious Fish - Brossura

Prosek, James

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ISBN 10: 0060566124 ISBN 13: 9780060566128

Casa editrice: Perennial, 2011

Riassunto

“This is a delightful work with the urgency of a good detective story.” —Thomas McGuane

“I loved it! A beautiful adventure story of one of the most wide-spread and least-known but ecologically important fish.” —Bernd Heinrich, author of Summer World

Famous for his deeply informed, compulsively readable books on trout, writer-painter James Prosek (whom the New York Times has called “the Audubon of the fishing world”) takes on nature’s quirkiest and most enigmatic fish: the eel. Fans of Mark Kurlansky’s Cod and The Big Oyster or Trevor Corson’s The Secret Life of Lobsters will love Prosek’s probing exploration of the hidden deep-water dwellers. With characteristically captivating prose and lavish illustrations, Prosek demystifies the eel’s unique biology and bizarre mating routines, and illuminates the animal’s varied roles in the folklore, cuisine, and commerce of a variety of cultures.

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Recensione:

“Eels [is] more than a fish book. It is an impassioned defense of nature itself... In Eels, he passes on the truth that the often disdained eel, like all migratory fish, is vital and mysterious and worthy of our full effort to bring it back.” (New York Times Book Review)

“Prosek has a talent for observation. . . . He finds the beauty in things, the hook, the reason why they get to us, why they lodge in our subconscious. . . . Yes, it’s a book about eels ― but it’s the stuff of dreams, and it’s all true.” (Los Angeles Times)

“Entertaining. . . . Prosek’s writing is fluid and relaxed” (Washington Post)

“A wonderful account of far-flung travels in pursuit of the secrets of the earth’s most mysterious fish. . . . Fascinating and beautifully rendered.” (Peter Matthiessen)

“[A] riveting synthesis of cultural, geographical, and botanical sleuthing.” (Publishers Weekly)

“This is a delightful work with the urgency of a good detective story.” (Thomas McGuane)

“I loved it! A beautiful adventure story of one of the most wide-spread and least-known but ecologically important fish.” (Bernd Heinrich, author of Summer World)

“[Prosek is] a diligent natural historian, keen to the greater landscape. . . . A warm, enrapturing paean to the totemic potency of eels.” (Kirkus Reviews)

“An engagingly written account... Readers interested in anthropology and folklore, fishing, and natural history will also enjoy this volume, which is enhanced by the author’s etchings.” (Library Journal)

“Enthralling. . . . The eel’s story is remarkable, and so are Prosek’s tales of eel people.” (New Scientist)

L'autore:

James Prosek is a writer and artist. Dubbed “the Audubon of the fishing world” by the New York Times, his books include Trout, The Complete Angler, and Fly-Fishing the 41st. He lives in Easton, Connecticut.

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• Editore: Perennial
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0060566124
• ISBN 13: 9780060566128
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 287