There is something about owls. They feature in every major culture from the Stone Age onwards. They are creatures of the night, and thus of magic. They are the birds of ill-tidings, the avian messengers from the Other Side. But owls – with the sapient flatness of their faces, their big, round eyes, their paternal expressions – are also reassuringly familiar. We see them as wise, like Athena’s owl, and loyal, like Harry Potter's Hedwig. Human-like, in other words. No other species has so captivated us. In The Secret Life of the Owl, John Lewis-Stempel explores the legends and history of the owl The Secret Life of the Owl - John Lewis-Stempel od authora John Lewis-Stempel a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.
Autor |
John Lewis-Stempel |
Jazyk |
anglický |
Počet stran |
96 |
Rok vydání |
2017 |
Typ |
filmy |
Nakladatelství |
Doubleday |