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A Nature Book of the Year (The Times (UK))âThe hoverflies are only props. No, not only, but to some extent. Here and there, my story is about something else.â A mesmerizing memoir of extraordinary brilliance by an entomologist, The Fly Trap chronicles Fredrik Sjöbergâs life collecting hoverflies on a remote island in Sweden. Warm and humorous, self-deprecating and contemplative, and a major best seller in its native country, The Fly Trap is a meditation on the unexpected beauty of small things and an exploration of the history of entomology itself.  What drives the obsessive curiosity of collectors to catalog their finds? What is the importance of the hoverfly? As confounded by his unusual vocation as anyone, Sjöberg reflects on a range of ideasâthe passage of time, art, lost lovesâdrawing on sources as disparate as D. H. Lawrence and the fascinating and nearly forgotten naturalist René Edmond Malaise. From the wilderness of Kamchatka to the loneliness of the Swedish isle he calls home, Sjöberg revels in the wonder of the natural world and leaves behind a trail of memorable images and stories.
Hardcover:
9781101870150 | Pantheon Books, June 2, 2015, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: A Nature Book of the Year (The Times (UK))âThe hoverflies are only props.
Paperback:
9781101872284 | Reprint edition (Vintage Books, August 9, 2016), cover price $17.00
CD/Spoken Word:
9781504601481 | Unabridged edition (Blackstone Audio Inc, June 2, 2015), cover price $29.95
Hardcover:
9780300180732 | Yale Univ Pr, October 22, 2013, cover price $38.00
Paperback:
9780300205404 | Yale Univ Pr, October 27, 2015, cover price $22.00
Hardcover:
9780300173796 | Yale Univ Pr, May 27, 2014, cover price $35.00
Paperback:
9780300212754 | Yale Univ Pr, June 9, 2015, cover price $25.00
CD/Spoken Word:
9781504601467 | Unabridged edition (Blackstone Audio Inc, June 2, 2015), cover price $49.00
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