The Gospel of the Eels

'This is one of those special books . . . Even if it were only a book about eels, it would be wonderful.' - Sunday Times

'I never thought I would see myself in an eel, until I read Svensson's beautiful book, in which he anthropomorphizes eels and shows how mysterious they are, and how little we know about them. It's a beautiful book that makes you realize that the eel is our cousin - we are the eel, and the eel is us.' - Michaela Coel

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