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With exuberant wit, Elena Passarello casts her gaze on famous historical animals, crafting an essay collection organized as medieval bestiary.
List of contents
1. Yuka (Mammuthus primigenius), 39000BP
2. The Wolf of Gubbio (Canis lupus), 1220
3. Ganda (Rhinoceros unicornis), 1515
4. Sackerson (Ursus arctos arctos), 1601
5. Jeoffry (Felis catus), 1760
6. Vogel Staar (Sturnus vulgaris), 1784
7. Barry (Canis familiaris), 1814
8. Harriet (Geochelone nigra porteri), 1835-2006
9. War Pigs (Columba livia domestica), 1870-2014
10. Jumbo (Loxodonta Africana), 1885
11. Four Horsemen (Equus caballus), 1901-2012
12. Mike (Gallus gallus), 1948
13. Pigasus (Sus scrofa domesticus), 1968
14. Arabella (Areneus diadematus), 1973
15. Osama (Crocodylus niloticus), 2003
16. Cecil (Panthera leo bleyenberghi), 2015
About the author
Elena Passarello is an essayist, teacher, and performer whose work has appeared in National Geographic, Paris Review,
Audubon, the
New York Times, and Best American Science and Nature Writing. In 2019, Outside named Elena one of “25 Essential Women Authors Writing About the Wild.” A recipient of the Whiting Award in nonfiction and the Oregon Book Award, her writing has been translated into five languages. She teaches in the MFA program at Oregon State University, and can be heard weekly on PRX arts and culture radio show Live Wire!
Summary
With exuberant wit, Elena Passarello casts her gaze on famous historical animals, crafting an essay collection organized as medieval bestiary.
Foreword
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National print campaign, specifically targeting The New Yorker, The New York Times Book Review, Harper’s, Boston Globe, LA Review of Books, Bookforum, Outside, and National Geographic.
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eBook available at same time as print publication, eBook ISBN to be included on all press materials and wherever print ISBN is listed. Author will promote both mediums through social media
Electronic postcard to announce publication sent to Passarello's contacts
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