Author: Erica Berry
In this enthralling, kaleidoscopic exploration of wolves both real and symbolic, Erica Berry’s “Wolfish” weaves historic and scientific findings alongside criticism, journalism, and memoir to illuminate the strands of our cultural constructions of predator and prey, and what it means to navigate a world in which we can be both.
From 17th-century Europeans referring to mysterious bodily sores as wolves, to contemporary xenophobia about wolves crossing national borders, wolves have long been made to carry our most entrenched sociopolitical, environmental, and bodily fears.
“Wolfish” is perfect for readers of cultural criticism and environmental writing.
