Of Men and Animals aims to introduce the work of six 20th century short-story writers, four women (from New Zealand, Britain, ex-Rhodesia and South Africa) and two men (from the USA and India). All six stories explore relationships using animal images – either naturalistically or symbolically, or both. The full-colour section sets their work against the enormously rich background of religions, myth-makers and writers across the world that have drawn on animal imagery to express ideas about the human animal – about his aspirations, his search for meaning and understanding, and his relationship with other animals.
