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The Book of Eels

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The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the World (Bookshop|Amazon) by Patrik Svensson, translated by Agnes Broome won Sweden’s highest literary prize. Although Svensson himself has described this volume as a “strange and nerdy” book, it’s a fascinating combination of , , metaphysics, and personal . But don’t go looking for information about eels, also known as Electrophorus electricus and knifefish. That’s an entirely different species. This is part of a complete episode.

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