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2019 book by Patrik Svensson From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Gospel of the Eels: A Father, a Son and the World's Most Enigmatic Fish (Swedish: Ålevangeliet: Berättelsen om världens mest gåtfulla fisk) is a 2019 book written by Swedish journalist and author Patrik Svensson. It won the 2019 August Prize for non-fiction.[1]
 The first edition | |
| Author | Patrik Svensson |
|---|---|
| Original title | Ålevangeliet: Berättelsen om världens mest gåtfulla fisk |
| Translator | Agnes Broomé |
| Language | Swedish |
| Subject | Eel life history |
| Genre | history, autobiography |
| Published | 30 July 2019 |
| Publisher | Albert Bonniers förlag |
| Publication place | Sweden |
| Awards | August Prize (2019) |
The book, which is partly non-fiction because it covers both the eel as a species and the eel's cultural history, but also has an autobiographical story about the author's relationship with his father.
In 2020, it was translated into English by Agnes Broomé.[2]
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