Sunriver: The Library Book Club at Sunriver | |
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Event Type: Adult Program Age Group(s): Adult Date: 7/14/2021 Start Time: 10:00 AM End Time: 11:00 AM Description: Discuss The Book of Eels by Patrik Svensson in-person or via Zoom.
Library: Sunriver Public LibraryTo join, click the link above, use this link https://zoom.us/j/92544980243, or by phone at +1-669-900-6833 with Meeting ID 925 4498 0243. "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."--Publisher description. Location: Meeting Room Contact: Sami Kerzel, Community Librarian Contact Number: 541-310-1081 Link: Join the Zoom Discussion |