{"product_id":"the-dogs-a-modern-bestiary-9780872863446","title":"The Dogs: A Modern Bestiary","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe nameless narrator of \u003ci\u003eThe Dogs: A Modern Bestiary\u003c\/i\u003e lives in her studio apartment with a pack of Doberman pinchers. The dogs, led by the cruel, charismatic bitch named Miss Dog, alternate between being brutal attack animals and loyal companions, being real and otherworldly. Some chapters draw upon the ecstatic and horrifying visions of Christian mystics; others take place in the landscapes of familiar fairytales; others in the banal settings of the late-night pick-up bars or suburban picnics. The narrator uneasily inhabits these worlds until the dogs force her to take irrevocable action.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A snarling attack on the fairytale form. A good girl's fears of inadequacy materialize as a pack of vicious dogs.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A strange and wonderful first-person voice emerges from the stories of Rebecca Brown, who strips her language of convention to lay bare the ferocious rituals of love and need.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Using unsentimental language that slices, pries and exposes layers of emotion and sexuality as a scalpel does a body, Brown veers into the uncharted territory.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I read everything Rebecca Brown writes, watch for her books and hunt down her short stories. She is simply one of the best contemporary lesbian writers around.\"--Dorothy Allison\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A dry, witty, graceful--if savage--gift.\"--Mary Gaitskill\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRebecca Brown\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of other fictions, including \u003ci\u003eThe Terrible Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnnie Oakley's Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Gifts of the Body\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the winner of the 2003 Washington State Book Award, and was awarded a Genius Award and grant from Seattle's weekly magazine, \u003ci\u003eThe Stranger\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Seattle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e City Lights Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780872863446\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 4.99w x 0.53d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Lambda Literary Awards - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/31\/1998 pg. 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/1998 pg. 1325\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/1998 pg. 123\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rebecca Brown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38016663748789,"sku":"9780872863446","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_4103c96c-947a-4425-ade5-10af97ba8d58.jpg?v=1609160306","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-dogs-a-modern-bestiary-9780872863446","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}