Darwin’s Dreampond
‘This is not a book about a scientist who travels through Africa,’ comments Tijs Goldschmidt. ‘Evolution in Real Time' would be a better subtitle, because that is what the book is about: watching evolution take place.’
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Original title
Darwins Hofvijver
Author
Tijs Goldschmidt
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There is a whimsical quality to this engaging first-person narrative of a Dutch biologist in a Tanzanian fishing village.
Publishers Weekly
Goldschmidt’s book is both unusual and eminently readable.
Nature
Tijs Goldschmidt
Tijs Goldschmidt (b. 1953) is a writer and essayist, with a background in evolutionary biology. His most famous book, 'Darwin’s Dreampond' (1994) was shortlisted for the AKO Literature Prize and was awarded the prestigious Science Prize from the Dutch Organization for Scientific Research. It was translated into Chinese, German, English, French, Italian, Japanese and Polish. The New York Times called it ‘both unusual and eminently readable’.