Description
From dancing squirrels to bashful gorillas and spiteful killer whales, When Elephants Weep fascinates, provokes and will change the way you think about animals
About the Author
Jeffrey Masson graduated from the Toronto Psychoanalytic Institute and was briefly Projects Director of the Sigmund Freud Archives. The book he wrote with Susan McCarthy on animal emotions, When Elephants Weep (1994), became a bestseller in the United States. Since then he has published nine books on animals and their emotions, including Dogs Never Lie About Love, The Nine Emotional Lives of Cats and most recently, The Dog Who Couldn't Stop Loving. He lives with his family in Auckland, New Zealand.
Reviews
Powerful stuff... Accessible and entertaining * Guardian *
A masterpiece... The most comprehensive and compelling argument for animal sensibility that I've yet seen -- Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
A powerful case for re-examining our entire relationship with the animal world -- Brian Jackman * The Times *
Among animal experts, When Elephants Weep is being hailed as a milestone in the battle to make man understand he is only one member of an enormous family -- George Gordon * Daily Mail *
Book Information
ISBN 9780099478911
Author Jeffrey Masson
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint Vintage
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Weight(grams) 192g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 17mm