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The website of elisabeth tova bailey, author of the literary, natural history, and medical humanities memoir the sound of a wild snail eating. Elisabeth tova bailey is the author of the sound of a wild snail eating 2010, algonquin books, isbn 9781565126060 which won the 2010 john burroughs medal, the natural history literature category of the 2010 national outdoor book award joint award, and the nonfiction category of the 2012 william saroyan international prize for writing. Bedridden and suffering from a neurological disorder, the author recounts the profound effect on her life caused by a gift of a snail in a potted plant and shares the lessons learned from her new companion about her the meaning of her. The sound of a wild snail eating quotes by elisabeth tova. The sound of a wild snail eating is a 2010 nonfiction book written by elisabeth tova bailey.

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