Fifteen Dogs

André Alexis

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Serpents Tail
21 October 2015

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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.

By: André Alexis
Imprint: Serpents Tail
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 125g
ISBN: 9781781255582
ISBN 10: 178125558X
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 21 October 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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 for the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize.

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A powerful story about what it means to have consciousness, and the good and the bad that comes with it CBC Books Spring Preview Andre Alexis has established himself as one of our preeminent voices Toronto Star Following his Rogers Writers' Trust-nominated Pastoral, protean novelist Andre Alexis returns to reclaim another almost-forgotten genre, the apologue (defined as an allegory in which animals adopt human consciousness. Quill & Quire's Spring Preview

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Fifteen Dogs

André Alexis

$22.99

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