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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.
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