Displaying 1 of 1 2020 Format: Book Uniform Title: Ålevangeliet. English 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. Edition: First edition. Publisher, Date: New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020] Description: 241 pages ; 22 cm Summary: "Part H Is for Hawk, part The Soul of an Octopus, [this] is both a meditation on the world's most elusive fish--the eel--and a reflection on the human condition"-- Provided by publisher. Notes: Originally published as Ålevangeliet in Sweden in 2019 by Albert Bonniers Förlag."--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-241). Subjects: Eels. Broomé, Agnes, translator. Genre: Informational works. Other Title: Ålevangeliet. English Eels : our enduring fascination with the most mysterious creature in the natural world Contents: The eel -- By the stream -- Aristotle and the eel born of mud -- Looking into the eyes of an eel -- Sigmund Freud and the eels of Trieste -- Illegal fishing -- The Dane who found the eel's breeding ground -- Swimming against the current -- The people who fish for eel -- Outwitting the eel -- The uncanny eel -- To kill an animal -- Under the sea -- Setting an eel trap -- The long journey home -- Becoming a fool -- The eel on the brink of extinction -- In the Sargasso Sea. LCCN: 2019054460 ISBN: 9780062968814 0062968815 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 Control Number: 1344302 Other Number: 1155403490 # System items in: 1 Place A Hold Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Find It Map It Suggestions and more Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
