by Robert Merle, Helen Weaver · Penguin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140036176
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«The Day of the Dolphin» is the suspense novel by Robert Merle and Helen Weaver, published by Penguin Books in paperback (336 pages, in English).
The novel revolves around the intelligence of dolphins and their ability to communicate with people. That intelligence makes them part of an intrigue where scientific knowledge clashes with military interests, and coexistence between humans and dolphins gives rise to a story of suspense and reflection on animal reason.
It comes from the French «Un animal doué de raison», originally published in 1967; this English translation appeared in 1969 before the 1973 Penguin edition.
For readers of literary fiction and suspense with an interest in animal intelligence and the moral dilemmas of science.
Merle Robert Travis was an American country and western singer, songwriter, actor, and guitarist. Born in Rosewood, Kentucky, his songs' lyrics were often about the lives and the economic exploitation of American coal miners. Among his many well-known songs and recordings are "Sixteen Tons", "Re-Enlistment Blues", "I Am a Pilgrim", and "Dark as a Dungeon". He is best known today, though, for his unique guitar style, still called Travis picking by guitarists, as well as his interpretations of the rich musical traditions of his native Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. Travis picking is a syncopated style of guitar fingerpicking rooted in ragtime music in which alternating chords and bass notes are plucked by the thumb, while melodies are plucked by the index finger. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970 and elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1977.
