An original and revelatory exploration of the hidden world of slime - the substance upon which we and our world depend
Susanne Wedlich studied biology and political science in Munich and
has worked as a writer in Boston and Singapore. She is currently a
freelance science journalist for Der Spiegel, National Geographic
and Spektrum der Wissenschaft. She lives in Munich.
Ayca Turkoglu is a literary translator from German and Turkish. She
lives in North London.
An enjoyably icky guide
*Telegraph*
Remarkable... [Wedlich] takes delight in the ooze, revels in the
squidge, and brings it together in admirably well-organised form to
create a rollicking read
*Prospect*
Rich and strange... a deft cultural history of the idea of slime as
well as an up-to-the-minute exegesis of its science
*Daily Telegraph*
Packed with disarming facts... Wedlich is a modest and understated
guide
*Spectator*
[A] revolutionary reading of slime: this magical, necessary and yet
disgusting substance is a cultural artefact... Thanks to Ayça
Türkoglu's smooth, almost poetic translation, this innovative book
shows us that, with the right guidance, it is quite possible to
find wonder in this mesmeric substance
*TLS*
Susanne Wedlich is your smart and genial guide through the curious
realms of natural goop, how we think of it, treat it and need it.
An illuminating and eloquent story of slime, it will leave you
appreciating in whole new ways the sticky stuff that covers our
world, inside and out
*Helen Scales, marine biologist and author of The Brilliant Abyss*
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