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The Rights of Man And Fish

by Paul David Halas, Pete Ventris Field

  • Paperback
  • 472 pages
  • Publisher: AN Editions
  • 14.9 x 21.1 x 3.3 cm

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For readers who enjoy quirky historical fiction.

Explores major historical events with fresh wit.

Helps you see history through a unique viewpoint.

A witty and observant journey through 1,000 years of history narrated by an intelligent talking carp.

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Paul Halas's book, The Rights of Man And Fish, romps through more than 1,000 years of European history as seen through the eyes of a carp. An intelligent, acerbic, multi-lingual carp with a taste for Armagnac, patisserie and progressive politics. Gisella the carp is a one-off, and any resemblance to any other talking fish, either real or imagined, is not only incidental, but utterly impossible. On her journey she meets such historical figures as William the Conqueror, Jane Austen, Alexander Pope and Pablo Picasso, as well as finding herself caught up in Da Vinci's experiments, various European wars, rows and love-affairs, not to mention a variety of alcohol-induced mishaps. Not only does she witness many of the great (and infamous) events of history, she is frequently the cause of them. Which is quite a feat for a fish with a brain the size of a walnut. She also overcomes the ongoing problem of how to talk to humans while remaining partially submerged, and avoiding barbs and hooks, both from anglers and philosophers. Delightful, informative and sceptical - but never cynical - The Rights of Man And Fish nods to Voltaire, G

  • Title

    The Rights of Man And Fish

  • Authors

    Paul David Halas +1

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    AN Editions

  • Published

    August 2024

  • Weight

    563g

  • Page Count

    472

  • Dimensions

    14.9 x 21.1 x 3.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9781738402311

  • ISBN-10

    1738402312

  • Eden Code

    7321251