Salar the Salmon
| Author | Henry Williamson |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
Publication date | 1935 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Pages | 520 |
Salar the Salmon is a 1935 novel by the English writer Henry Williamson. It follows a five-year-old salmon during his spring run, as he enters the Bristol Channel and ends up in Exmoor.[1][2]
Kirkus Reviews wrote: "There is no humanizing of the salmon, no fantasy element, but simply a dramatic story of what one feels actually happens from the time a salmon deserts his Atlantic feeding grounds for the inland waterways."[3] Peter Coates, in his book Salmon (2006), called it "the finest salmon novel in English".[1]
References
- ^ a b Coates, Peter (2006). Salmon. London: Reaktion Books. pp. 167–168. ISBN 978-1-86189-295-9.
- ^ Allmark-Kent, Candice (2021). "How to Read Fishes: Science, Empathy, and Salar the Salmon". Society & Animals. 30 (2): 170–187. doi:10.1163/15685306-12341569.
- ^ "Salar the Salmon". Kirkus Reviews. 1 June 1935. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
Further reading
- Bunten, Peter John (2018). Henry Williamson and the Lives of Animals (PDF) (PhD). University of Exeter. Retrieved 9 May 2025.