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Obsession With Butterflies, An

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This work tells the story of man`s fascination with butterflies, as symbols, as objects of beauty, and of obsession - in the tradition of Susan Orlean`s "The Orchid Thief". From Hindu mythology to Aztec sacrifices, butterflies have served as a metaphor for resurrection and transformation. Even during World War II, children in a Polish death camp scratched hundreds of butterflies onto the wall of their barracks. But as Sharman Apt Russell points out in this rich and lyrical meditation,...

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Издательство: Vintage Classics
Дата выхода: июль 2011
ISBN: 978-0-09-947133-2

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