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Lobster |
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Author [s]→ |
Richard
J. King |
► Publisher &
Year: |
Reaktion Books /
2011 |
► Pages:
تعداد صفحات |
166 |
| ► ISBN→ |
9781861899941 |
| ► Description: |
Other
than that it tastes delicious with butter,
what do you know about the
knobbily-armoured, scarlet creature staring
back at you from your fancy dinner plate?
From ocean to stock pot, there are two sides
to every animal story. For instance, since
there are species of lobsters without claws,
how exactly do you define a lobster? And how
did a pauper’s food transform into a meal
synonymous with a luxurious splurge? To
answer these questions on behalf of lobster
the animal is Richard J. King, a former
fishmonger and commercial lobsterman, who
has chronicled the creature’s long natural
history. Part of the Animal series, King’s
Lobster takes us on a journey through the
history, biology, and culture of lobsters,
including the creature’s economic and
environmental status worldwide. He describes
the evolution of technologies to capture
these creatures and addresses the ethics of
boiling them alive. Along the way, King also
explores the salacious lobster palaces of
the 1920s, the animal’s thousand-year status
as an aphrodisiac, and how the lobster has
inspired numerous artists, writers, and
thinkers including Aristotle, Dickens,
Thoreau, Dalí, and Woody Allen. Whether you
want to liberate lobsters from their
supermarket tanks or crack open their claws,
this book is an essential read, describing
the human connection to the lobster from his
ocean home to the dinner table. |
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