Peter Wortsman An Urban Bestiary (Translated Copy) Hardback Book

ERIC HOFFER BOOK AWARD CATEGORY FINALISTRavens in Berlin . . . Parakeets in Brooklyn . . . Chickens in Tel Aviv . . . Spiders in Cognac. City creatures spark the imagination and intellect in words and art by this fatherdaughter team. Odd Birds & Fat Cats (An Urban Bestiary)is an illustrated collection of brief observations on city creatures. Inspired bythe tradition of the medieval bestiary, bestiarum vocabulum, a 12thcentury bestselling genrethat chronicled animals and beings both real and fantastical, the book features pithy impressions of birds and animals that delight, confound, and edify, writtenby Peter Wortsman, coupled withdetailed naturalist artwork by his daughter, Aurlie Bernard Wortsman. Featured creatures include PigeonsWhen, finally, it takes flight . . . this asphaltcolored bird is like a piece of the pavement which by some fluke of gravity broke loose and is foolishly falling upward by mistake." SeagullsFallen splinters of eternity, they hang overhead with the equanimity and mild disdain of angels in a medieval altarpiece, and unlike pigeons, refuse any direct contact with man."AntsMicromanagers in threepiece bodies, antsparody human antics to a tee. Or is it the other way around?" Dust mitesEvery time you scratch yourself or comb your hair, you are feeding the tiny intruders with the detritus of self." With fourcolor images throughout, printed in a beautifulhardbound edition, this oneofakind volume will please the discerning animal lover, traveler, art... | Peter Wortsman An Urban Bestiary (Translated Copy) Hardback Book