The Book of Barely Imagined Beings: A 21st Century Bestiary

by Caspar Henderson (Author), Caspar Henderson (Author)

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Illustrated
2014
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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 427
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 10 Nov 2014
ISBN 10: 022621320X
ISBN 13: 9780226213200

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The Book of Barely Imagined Beings is one that Pliny would have envied, Darwin applauded, and Borges relished. It celebrates the playful imagination of the universe, capable of dreaming up the zebrafish and the yeti crab; it also celebrates our delight in reading in claws and feathers lessons about our own miraculous self. In these days of doom and gloom, I can think of nothing more rejoicing than Caspar Henderson's magical book. --Alberto Manguel, author of The Library at Night

Author Bio

Caspar Henderson is a writer and journalist whose work has appeared in the Financial Times, the Independent, and New Scientist. He lives in Oxford, UK.