The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating

Bailey, Elisabeth Tova

Green Books（2010/09発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 208 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781900322911
• DDC分類 36219680092

Full Description

While an illness keeps her bedridden, Elisabeth Bailey watches a wild snail that has taken up residence in a terrarium alongside her bed. She enters the rhythm of life of this mysterious creature, and comes to a greater understanding of her own confined place in the world. In a work that beautifully demonstrates the rewards of closely observing nature, she shares the inspiring and intimate story of her close encounter with Neohelix albolabris - acommon woodland snail.

Intrigued by the snail's world - from its strange anatomy to its mysterious courtship activities - she becomes a fascinated and amused observer of the snail's curious life. The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating is an affirmation of the healing power of nature, revealing how much of the world we miss in our busy daily lives, and how truly magical it is.

A remarkable journey of survival and resilience, The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating shows how a small part of the natural world can illuminate our own human existence and deepen our appreciation of what it means to be fully alive.

Contents

Prologue  

Part I The Violet-Pot Adventures

 1  Field Violets  

 2  Discovery  

 3  Explorations  

Part II A Green Kingdom

 4  The Forest Floor  

 5  Life in a Microcosm  

 6  Time and Territory  

Part III Juxtapositions

 7  Thousands of Teeth  

 8  Telescopic Tentacles  

 9  Marvellous Spirals  

10  Secret Recipes  

Part IV The Cultural Life

11  Colonies of Hermits  

12  Midnight Leap  

13  A Snail's Thoughts  

14  Deep Sleep  

Part V Love and Mystery

15 Cryptic Life  

16 Affairs of a Snail  

17 Bereft  

18 Offspring  

Part VI FAmiliar Territory

19 Release  

20 Winter Snail  

21 Spring Rain   

22 Night Stars  

Epilogue  

Acknowledgements  

Appendix: Terraria  

Selected Sources