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Text: English, German (translation)

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1 author picked Unicorn as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

While Shepard explored literature, Beer explores how the unicorn has been depicted in art across cultures and centuries. He deeply explores the rich symbolism of the art, and the cultures that created it. His work is hard to read at points and his determination to drive home his point causes him to misinterpret some of his evidence, but this is very worth reading.

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