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Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love and the Hidden Order of Life
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The quirky and profound international bestseller - a darkly astonishing scientific biography and a guide on how to live well in a world where chaos come for us all
'A sumptuous, surprising dark delight' - Carmen Maria Machado
'Her book took me to strange depths I never imagined, and i was smitten' - New York Times
If fish don't exist, what else do we have wrong?
As a child, Lulu Miller's scientist father taught her that chaos will come for us all. There is no cosmic destiny, no plan. Enter David Starr Jordan, 19th-century taxonomist and believer in order. A fish specialist devoted to mapping out the great tree of life, who spent his days pinning down unruly fins, studying shimmering scales and sealing new discoveries into jars of ethanol.
At a time when Lulu's life is unravelling, David Starr Jordan beckons. Reading about Jordan's sheer perseverance after an earthquake shattered his collection, Lulu stumbles upon an unexpected antidote to life's unpredictability. But lurking behind the lore of this mighty taxonomist lies a darker tale waiting to be told: one about the human cost of attempting to define the form of things unknown.
This is a story unlike any other you've read before. It's about a very tall man with a walrus moustache, the injustices and unexpected deliverances of the universe, love that strikes like lightning and about why fish don't exist after all.
'A tale so seductive that I read her book in one sitting' - Wall Street Journal
'A story told with an open heart, every page of it animated by verve, nuance, and full-throated curiosity' - Leslie Jamison
'Wholly unique and a true delight' - Refinery 29
'This book will capture your heart, seize your imagination, smash your preconceptions, and rock your world' - Sy Montgomery
'A magical hybrid of science, portraiture, and memoir - and a delight to read' - Susan Orlean
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Faber & Faber Ltd
Hatton Garden 51 The Bindery
EC1N 8HN London
www.faber.co.uk
44(0)2079273800
'A sumptuous, surprising dark delight' - Carmen Maria Machado
'Her book took me to strange depths I never imagined, and i was smitten' - New York Times
If fish don't exist, what else do we have wrong?
As a child, Lulu Miller's scientist father taught her that chaos will come for us all. There is no cosmic destiny, no plan. Enter David Starr Jordan, 19th-century taxonomist and believer in order. A fish specialist devoted to mapping out the great tree of life, who spent his days pinning down unruly fins, studying shimmering scales and sealing new discoveries into jars of ethanol.
At a time when Lulu's life is unravelling, David Starr Jordan beckons. Reading about Jordan's sheer perseverance after an earthquake shattered his collection, Lulu stumbles upon an unexpected antidote to life's unpredictability. But lurking behind the lore of this mighty taxonomist lies a darker tale waiting to be told: one about the human cost of attempting to define the form of things unknown.
This is a story unlike any other you've read before. It's about a very tall man with a walrus moustache, the injustices and unexpected deliverances of the universe, love that strikes like lightning and about why fish don't exist after all.
'A tale so seductive that I read her book in one sitting' - Wall Street Journal
'A story told with an open heart, every page of it animated by verve, nuance, and full-throated curiosity' - Leslie Jamison
'Wholly unique and a true delight' - Refinery 29
'This book will capture your heart, seize your imagination, smash your preconceptions, and rock your world' - Sy Montgomery
'A magical hybrid of science, portraiture, and memoir - and a delight to read' - Susan Orlean
Producent/osoba odpowiedzialna za bezpieczeństwo produktu
Faber & Faber Ltd
Hatton Garden 51 The Bindery
EC1N 8HN London
www.faber.co.uk
44(0)2079273800
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Data wydania: 10.10.2024
Liczba stron: 240
Wymiary: 13.5x21.6
Typ okładki:twarda okładka
Wydawca: Pushkin Press
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Tytuł:Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love and the Hidden Order of Life
EAN: 9781805337591
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