| The Gospel of the Eels: A Father, a Son and the World's Most Enigmatic Fish | |
| Author: | Patrik Svensson |
| Title Orig: | Ålevangeliet: Berättelsen om världens mest gåtfulla fisk |
| Orig Lang Code: | sv |
| Translator: | Agnes Broomé |
| Country: | Sweden |
| Language: | Swedish |
| Subject: | Eel life history |
| Genre: | history, autobiography |
| Published: | 30 July 2019 |
| Publisher: | Albert Bonniers förlag |
| Awards: | August Prize (2019) |
The Gospel of the Eels: A Father, a Son and the World's Most Enigmatic Fish (Swedish: '''Ålevangeliet: Berättelsen om världens mest gåtfulla fisk''') is a 2019 book written by Swedish journalist and author Patrik Svensson. It won the 2019 August Prize for non-fiction.[1]
The book, which is partly non-fiction because it covers both the eel as a species and the eel's cultural history, but also has an autobiographical story about the author's relationship with his father.
In 2020, it was translated into English by Agnes Broomé.[2]