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Fifteen Dogs
Andre Alexis
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Description for Fifteen Dogs
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 204.
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, ... Read more
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, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781255582
SKU
V9781781255582
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About Andre Alexis
Andre 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 ... Read more
Reviews for Fifteen Dogs
Spry... Impressive... I loved this smart, exuberant fantasy from start to finish
Jonathan Gibbs
Guardian
An elegant cross-breed of magical realism, moral fable, owner's handbook and philosophical treatise
Frances Wilson
New Statesman Books of the Year
Alexis excels at sparking drama from collisions between the canine and the human. He is also well versed ... Read more
Jonathan Gibbs
Guardian
An elegant cross-breed of magical realism, moral fable, owner's handbook and philosophical treatise
Frances Wilson
New Statesman Books of the Year
Alexis excels at sparking drama from collisions between the canine and the human. He is also well versed ... Read more