| ISBN |
0062968815 (hardcover)
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| ISBN13桁 |
9780062968814 (hardcover)
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| 無効なISBN等 |
9780062968838 (electronic book)
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| テキストの言語 |
英語
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| 原文の言語 |
スウェーデン語
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| 分類：NDC10版 |
487.66
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| 個人著者標目 |
Svensson, Patrik,
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| 生没年等 |
1972-
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| 統一タイトル |
Ålevangeliet.
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| 本タイトル |
The book of eels :
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| タイトル関連情報 |
our enduring fascination with the most mysterious creature in the natural world /
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| 著者名 |
Patrik Svensson ; translated from the Swedish by Agnes Broomé.
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| 版表示 |
First edition.
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| 出版地・頒布地 |
New York, NY :
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| 出版者・頒布者名 |
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,
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| 出版年・頒布年 |
[2020],
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| 数量 |
241 pages ;
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| 大きさ |
22 cm.
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| 一般注記 |
"Originally published as Ålevangeliet in Sweden in 2019 by Albert Bonniers Fölag"--Title page verso.
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| 書誌注記 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [237]-241).
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| 内容注記 |
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.
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| 要約、抄録、注釈等 |
"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.
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| 著者標目 |
Broomé, Agnes.
Svensson, Patrik,
1972-
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| 一般件名 |
Eels.
SCIENCE -- Ichthyology & Herpetology. |
| 資料情報1 |
『The book of eels :
our enduring fascination with the most mysterious creature in the natural world /』First edition. Patrik Svensson ; translated from the Swedish by Agnes Broomé. Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020],
（所蔵館：中央
請求記号：F/487.6/S96/B
資料コード：7114304273）
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| URL |
https://catalog.library.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/winj/opac/switch-detail.do?lang=ja&bibid=1352049548 |
