“The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World” By Patrik Svensson. Ecco/HarperCollins Publishers. 2020. 241 pages. $28.99“The Book of Eels” is as much about origins and meaning as it is about eels. Once people comprehend the eel’s astonishing life journey, it’s difficult not to identify, seek metaphors of association and anthropomorphize. The eels’ mysteries are ours as well.After [...]
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