Patrik Svensson has 2 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 2 narrators, with an average listener rating of 4.5★ across 7 ratings. The most-rated is The Book of Eels.
The Book of Eels
Summary
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 20th 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.
©2020 Patrik Svensson (P)2020 HarperAudio
Das Evangelium der Aale
Summary
Nie in seiner Kindheit war Patrik Svensson seinem Vater so nah wie beim Aalfischen. Als Erwachsener stellt er fest: Der Erinnerung an seinen Vater kommt er nicht auf die Spur, ohne nach dem Fisch zu suchen, der sie miteinander verband - und über den wir bis heute erstaunlich wenig wissen. Poetisch und spannend entwirft Svensson eine Natur- und Kulturgeschichte der Aale und verbindet sie mit seiner persönlichen Geschichte. Er schreibt über das oft sprachlose Verhältnis zu seinem Vater. Über Leben und Sterben, über die Natur und den Drang zu wissen. Und über einen unergründlichen Fisch, der in all dem präsent ist - den Aal.
©2020 Hanser. Übersetzung von Hanna Granz (P)2020 DAV