by Elisabeth Tova Bailey · Piper Verlag GmbH · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783492302371
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«Das Geräusch einer Schnecke beim Essen» is the essay by Elisabeth Tova Bailey, published by Piper Verlag GmbH in paperback (176 pages, in German).
After an illness that keeps her bedridden, Elisabeth Tova Bailey receives a plant from a friend and discovers a small snail among its leaves. Her nocturnal observation leads her to explore the biology and cultural history of these animals, while she reflects on slowness, illness, and the comfort of small details.
The work, translated from English, was originally published as The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating in 2010 and received the John Burroughs Medal and the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing.
For readers interested in memoirs of illness and nature, popular science, and stories that invite slowness and mindfulness.
