Elena Passarello is an author whose writing delves into the history of the human voice through engaging essays. Her work, informed by a rich background in acting and performance, explores the intersection of music, popular culture, and the natural world. Passarello investigates the unique and often unconventional facets of the human soundscape, from pivotal historical moments of vocal expression to surprising roles she has embodied. Her prose is marked by insightful exploration and a captivating narrative style.
Beginning with Yuka, a 39,000-year-old mummified woolly mammoth recently found in the Siberian permafrost, each of the sixteen essays in Animals Strike Curious Poses investigates a different famous animal named and immortalised by humans.
A rollicking, wide-reaching annotated soundtrack of pop stars, phone psychics, Elvis impersonators, and other marvels of the human voice.