Literary Chickens (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780789213099)

Fierce, funny, and flamboyant, fifty-two heritage-breed chickens assess the camera with a keen gaze. By focusing on the faces of her avian subjects, Beth Moon reveals them to us not just as beautiful and exotic creatures, but as individuals in their own right.

Moon's intimate portraits capture a startling range of emotions and personalities, underscored by excerpts from literature. A martial Spanish White Face is flanked by a passage from Beowulf; a fantastical Buff-Laced Polish, by a line from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland; and a refined Blue Polish, by a character sketch from Swann's Way.

An essay by chicken keeper and best-selling author Melissa Caughey and cultural critic Collier Brown sheds additional light on this fresh and remarkable body of work, which will appeal to animal lovers and literature buffs alike.

Author: Beth Moon
ISBN-10: 0789213095
ISBN-13: 9780789213099
Publisher: Abbeville Press
Language: English
Published: 10/23/2018
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.50lbs
Size: 11.50h x 9.40w x 0.80d

About the Author
Melissa Caughey is a backyard chicken keeper, beekeeper, gardener, and cook who pens the award-winning blog, Tilly's Nest.