THE ETHICAL CARNIVORE: MY YEAR KILLING TO EAT
Book ID/图书代码： 02000016B92160
English Summary/英文概要： If you had to kill it yourself, if you had to look it in the eye . . . would you eat it?
Louise’s first kill is a disaster. She injures a rabbit, and thinks it has died in agony. But the experience teaches her a lesson, and when she subsequently finds the rabbit, she vows to do its death justice by finding out what it really means to kill and eat animals.
Many people claim to care about the meat that they eat, but do they really know how the animal died? The Ethical Carnivore addresses this universal question, through an emotional personal quest. Taking the current fashion for “ethical meat” to its logical conclusion, Louise vows to eat only animals she has killed herself for a year.
Starting small, Louise shoots and traps game such as hare and squirrels, and learns how to skin and cook them. She builds a new appreciation of the British countryside, and its wild fish and animals.
The narrative moves to domestic animals. Louise sees cows in the slaughterhouse; by talking to the men and women who work there, she finds out how the animals are killed and the effect it has on the people who do it on our behalf..
At the end of her journey, Louise goes wildfowling in the Orkneys to shoot a goose for Christmas dinner. She reflects that the rabbit with the white blaze has taught her to appreciate meat by facing up to the death of animals and to look deeply at her own morals and values.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 如果你必须亲自杀死它，如果你必须看着这一切 . . . 你还会吃它吗？
路易丝的第一次杀生是一场灾难。她伤了一只兔子，认为它会在痛苦中死去。但经验教给她一个教训，当她后来发现兔子，她发誓要做它的死亡正义使者，找出杀死和吃动物真正意味着什么。
许多人声称关心他们吃的肉，但他们真的知道动物是怎么死的吗？《伦理的食肉动物》通过个人情感的探索，解释了这个普遍的问题。路易丝支持当前时尚的“伦理肉”的逻辑结论，发誓这一年只吃自己宰杀的动物。
从小型动物开始，路易丝射击和陷阱捕捉野兔和松鼠之类的小动物，并学会如何剥皮和烹饪他们。她对英国农村，它的野生鱼和野生动物有了新的赞赏。
叙事转移到家养动物。路易丝看到牛在屠宰场；通过与在那里工作的男人和女人交谈，她知道了这些动物是如何被宰杀的，以及它对代表我们做这件事的人的影响..
在她旅程的最后，路易丝去了奥克尼群岛的捕猎地区，为圣诞晚餐射杀了一只鹅。她反思说，通过直面动物的死亡，身上有着白色小点的兔子教会她欣赏肉类，并深思了她自己的道德观和价值观。(LNL)
Awards/获奖情况：A charming and eye-opening book --the Guardian
The author more than earns her stripes... It’s impossible not to admire her. --The Evening Standard
Vivid, visceral and honest. Gray observes without ever being detached, and that’s a rare talent. Ella Risbridger Compellingly readable, wise and kind. There’s plenty of serious reflection too, all the more arresting for Gray’s lightness of touch. Charles Foster A thorough, engaging, sometimes shocking account of where our meat comes from. It is also, importantly, a book about caring. Malachy Tallack, Caught by the River Sensitive and powerful. Prospect Well paced, well researched and politically even-handed. Country Life Louise Gray is a micromaster. The Scotsman The book has charm and style... The accounts of hunting trips with her father contain some vivid and quite moving nature writing. the Guardian She writes well and this is a book that all should read but it isnt simply a duty, its a gritty pleasure. Mark Avery Fascinating Told in beautiful, descriptive prose that shows her love and knowledge of nature. Western Mail This is a must read for anyone who wants to know more about where the meat and fish they eat comes from ... and the environmental and social impact. The Press and Journal A sensible read for meat-eaters who have ever wondered what it’s like to stand in the business end of an abattoir. This brave project by Louise Gray is told in beautiful, descriptive prose that shows her love and knowledge of nature. A fascinating insight... The book is neither preachy nor lacking in laughs. Gray writes with humour and humanity. Sunday Herald This is a book that all should read but it isnt simply a duty, it is a gritty pleasure...it is a thought-provoking and enjoyable read. But now and again, when a life is about to end, youll feel the emotion of the author and it will make you look at dinner differently. Mark Avery This humane, adventurous and wonderfully illuminating exploration will entertain and challenge everyone, from carnivore to vegan. --Patrick Barkham
About the Author/作者介绍： 路易斯•格蕾是每日电讯报的前环境板块的记者，她报道了一年一度的联合国气候变化谈判，前往巴拉圭调查转基因作物，并获得了一个以上的独家新闻回收。自2013年底离开报社后，她就成为《星期日泰晤士报》，《卫报》，《乡村生活》和《观众》的自由撰稿人，并登上英国广播公司第四电台和LBC。www.louisebgray.com / @loubgray
Louise Gray is former Environment Correspondent at The Daily Telegraph, where she covered annual UN talks on climate change, travelled to Paraguay to investigate GM crops, and got more than one scoop on recycling. Since leaving the newspaper at the end of 2013 she has written freelance for The Sunday Times, Guardian,Country Life, and Spectator, and has appeared on BBC Radio 4 and LBC.
www.louisebgray.com / @loubgray
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Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：German language rights (Edel) and UK serialisation rights now sold.
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