Salmon

In his new global food history, the internationally bestselling author says if we can save the salmon, we can save the world

WINNER OF THE JOHN AVERY AWARD AT THE ANDRE SIMON AWARDSIf we can save the salmon, we can save the worldOver the centuries, salmon have been a vital resource, a dietary staple and an irresistible catch. But there is so much more to this extraordinary fish.As international bestseller Mark Kurlansky reveals, salmon persist as a barometer for the health of our planet. Centuries of our greatest assaults on nature can be seen in their harrowing yet awe-inspiring life cycle.Full of all Kurlansky's characteristic curiosity and insight, Salmon is a magisterial history of a wondrous creature.'An epic, environmental tragedy' Spectator'These creatures have nurtured our imagination as surely as our bodies. This book does them justice!' Bill McKibben

Autorentext

Mark Kurlansky is the author of international bestsellers Cod, Salt, 1968, Food of a Younger Land and The Basque History of the World. He has received the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, Bon Appetit s Food Writer of the Year Award, the James Beard Award, and the Glenfiddich Award. His most recent book was Milk!: A 10,000-Year Food Fracas. He lives in New York. www.markkurlansky.com

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A work of global food history in which the author presents the extent to which saving the salmon could save the world. Kurlansky also wrote the food histories "Cod" and "Salt".

Zusammenfassung
The internationally bestselling author says if we can save the salmon, we can save the world