Crow

Author: Sax, Boria

Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects

Published on 1 August 2017 by REAKTION BOOKS as part of 'the Animal' series.

Paperback / softback | 184 pages, 127 black and white illustrations
199 x 134 x 14 | 186g

This classic Reaktion title, now available in B-format, is a survey of crows, ravens, magpies and their relatives in myth, literature and life. It ranges from the raven sent out by Noah to the corvid deities of the Eskimo, to Taoist legends, Victorian novels and contemporary films. It will be of interest to anyone who has ever been intrigued, puzzled, annoyed or charmed by these wonderfully intelligent birds.