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Trout Fishing in America (1967) is a novella written by Richard Brautigan. It consists of short pieces linked by recurring characters. Technically it is Brautigan's first novel, as he completed it in 1961. But his book A Confederate General from Big Sur was published first.
Mrs. Bass and Mr. Remora share their names with types of fish, as did the former gym teacher Miss Tench, a reference to the fact that a group of fish is called a school. When Isadora mentions she writes poetry, Sunny shrieks Sappho (the name of a female Greek poet). The book's cover is a reference to the classic novel Oliver Twist.
A school of fish has many eyes that can scan for food or threats Pacific sardine school reacting to attention from yellowfin tuna These sometimes immense gatherings fuel the ocean food web . Most forage fish are pelagic fish , which means they form their schools in open water, and not on or near the bottom ( demersal fish ).
Some characters were added and others embellished for the purposes of the show. In the series, the place where the fish live is called Neptune Bay (after Neptune, god of the sea). The fish attend school, which is aptly named "The School of Fish". There is a shipwreck called "Shipwreck Park" in the series that resembles the wreck of the RMS Titanic.
Gould's Book of Fish: A Novel in Twelve Fish is a 2001 novel by Tasmanian author Richard Flanagan. Gould's Book of Fish was Flanagan's third novel. Plot summary
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The book is the story of a very small fish who stands out because he has a different color from all of his school. He is curious and adventurous, exploring the sea after being forced away from his home. When he meets a new school that fears leaving their safe rock and being attacked by a predator, Swimmy saves the day by being the leader they need.
JEREMY: "This is the biggest fish of my South American fishing career. A river monster as deadly as any beast of folklore." Like always, Jeremy tossed the fish back in the water.