That first published story was about a nonhuman told from his viewpoint in the first person
told在这里应为“讲述”的意思。if youn break the sentence, you will understand the meaninf of it -
"That first published story was about a nonhuman, told from his viewpoint in the first person"
TOLD in this sentence is a past participle modifying the noun phrase--THE FIRST PUBLISHED STORY. It can be regarded as an abridged form of the relative clause--WHICH WAS TOLD....
意思是：。。。。关于非人类讲诉的。。。。。
讲述
told在这里应为“讲述”的意思。
讲述的意思