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Odd Birds & Fat Cats: (An Urban Bestiary)
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ISBN10: 188598359X
ISBN13: 9781885983596
Publisher: Turtle Point Press
Published: Nov 26 2024
Pages: 120
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.10 Depth: 8.10
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781885983596
Publisher: Turtle Point Press
Published: Nov 26 2024
Pages: 120
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.10 Depth: 8.10
Language: English
ERIC HOFFER BOOK AWARD CATEGORY FINALISTRavens in Berlin . . . Parakeets in Brooklyn . . . Chickens
in Tel Aviv . . . Spiders in Cognac. City creatures spark the imagination and
intellect in words and art by this father-daughter team. Odd Birds & Fat Cats (An Urban Bestiary) is an
in Tel Aviv . . . Spiders in Cognac. City creatures spark the imagination and
intellect in words and art by this father-daughter team. Odd Birds & Fat Cats (An Urban Bestiary) is an
illustrated collection of brief observations on city creatures. Inspired
by the tradition of the medieval bestiary, bestiarum vocabulum, a
12th-century bestselling genre that chronicled animals and beings both
real and fantastical, the book features pithy impressions of birds and animals
that delight, confound, and edify, written by Peter Wortsman, coupled
with detailed naturalist artwork by his daughter, Aurélie
Bernard Wortsman.
Featured creatures include:
edition, this one-of-a-kind volume will please the discerning animal lover,
traveler, art lover, iconoclast, and literati on your gift list--and, of course,
also you!
by the tradition of the medieval bestiary, bestiarum vocabulum, a
12th-century bestselling genre that chronicled animals and beings both
real and fantastical, the book features pithy impressions of birds and animals
that delight, confound, and edify, written by Peter Wortsman, coupled
with detailed naturalist artwork by his daughter, Aurélie
Bernard Wortsman.
Featured creatures include:
- Pigeons: When, finally, it takes flight . . . this
asphalt-colored bird is like a piece of the pavement which by some fluke of
gravity broke loose and is foolishly falling upward by mistake.
- Seagulls: Fallen splinters of eternity, they hang
overhead with the equanimity and mild disdain of angels in a medieval
altarpiece, and unlike pigeons, refuse any direct contact with man.
- Ants: Micro-managers in three-piece bodies,
ants parody human antics to a tee. Or is it the other way around?
- Dust mites: Every time you scratch yourself or comb
your hair, you are feeding the tiny intruders with the detritus of self.
edition, this one-of-a-kind volume will please the discerning animal lover,
traveler, art lover, iconoclast, and literati on your gift list--and, of course,
also you!
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