Man Writes Dog: Death and Rebirth in the Canine Memoirs.
This article discusses memoirs written about canines. The positive, life-enhancing tones of these books, along with the general format of the memoirs, are discussed. Several books are mentioned as examples of canine memoir. They are "A Good Dog" by Jon Katz and "Dreaming in Libro: How a Good Dog Tam...
| Publicado en: | Common Review Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 56 - 60 |
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Great Books Foundation
Summer2008
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| Sumario: | This article discusses memoirs written about canines. The positive, life-enhancing tones of these books, along with the general format of the memoirs, are discussed. Several books are mentioned as examples of canine memoir. They are "A Good Dog" by Jon Katz and "Dreaming in Libro: How a Good Dog Tamed a Bad Woman" by Louise Bernikow. Relationships with dogs are discussed as catalysts for the emotional expansion of humans. Dog death in canine memoirs is also mentioned. |
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