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Alsatian
apologue
Author_Andre Alexis
beagle
canadian literature
canlit
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fable
giller prize
great dane
isolation reading
labradoodle
Labrador
mastiff
mutt
novels about consciousness
philosophical novel
poodle
quarantine reads
schnauzer
weimaraner
whippet
Product details
- ISBN 9781781255582
- Weight: 134g
- Dimensions: 128 x 196mm
- Publication Date: 05 Nov 2015
- Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Winner of the Giller Prize 2015
Winner of the Writers' Trust Fiction Prize 2015
It begins in a bar, like so many strange stories. The gods Hermes and Apollo argue about what would happen if animals had human intelligence, so they make a bet that leads them to grant consciousness and language to a group of dogs staying overnight at a veterinary clinic.
Suddenly capable of complex thought, the dogs escape and become a pack. They are torn between those who resist the new ways of thinking, preferring the old 'dog' ways, and those who embrace the change. The gods watch from above as the dogs venture into unfamiliar territory, as they become divided among themselves, as each struggles with new thoughts and feelings. Wily Benjy moves from home to home, Prince becomes a poet, and Majnoun forges a relationship with a kind couple that stops even the Fates in their tracks.
Engaging and strange, full of unexpected insights into human and canine minds, this contemporary take on the apologue is the most extraordinary book you'll read this year.
André Alexis was born in Trinidad and grew up in Canada. His debut novel, Childhood, won the Books in Canada First Novel Award, the Trillium Book Award, and was shortlisted for the Giller Prize and the Writers' Trust Fiction Prize. His previous books include Asylum, Beauty and Sadness, Ingrid & the Wolf, and, most recently, Pastoral, which was also nominated for the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize.
