{"product_id":"the-way-of-the-dog-9781566893121","title":"The Way of the Dog","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Sam Savage  creates] some of the most original, unforgettable characters in contemporary fiction. . . . Readers are left with a voice so strong that Savage is able to derive significance from these events by sheer literary force.\"--Kevin Larimer, \u003ci\u003ePoets \u0026amp; Writers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Savage's skill is in creating complex first-person characters using nothing but their own voice.\"--Carolyn Kellogg, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" Savage] creates one of the most intriguing stories--and one of the most vivid characters--that this reader has encountered this year.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Writer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSam Savage's most intimate, tender novel yet follows Harold Nivenson, a decrepit, aging man who was once a painter and arts patron. The death of Peter Meinenger, his friend turned romantic and intellectual rival, prompts him to ruminate on his own career as a minor artist and collector and make sense of a lifetime of gnawing doubt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver time, his bitterness toward his family, his gentrifying neighborhood, and the decline of intelligent artistic discourse gives way to a kind of peace within himself, as he emerges from the shadow of the past and finds a reason to live, every day, in \"the now.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSam Savage\u003c\/b\u003e is the best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eFirmin: Adventures of a Metropolitan Lowlife\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Cry of the Sloth\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGlass\u003c\/i\u003e. A native of South Carolina, Savage holds a PhD in philosophy from Yale University. He resides in Madison, Wisconsin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Coffee House Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781566893121\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 153\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 4.90w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/22\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2012 pg. 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/11\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/26\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist Editors Choice\/Adult\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2014 pg. 11\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sam Savage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36659991019676,"sku":"9781566893121","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_48d5d9fb-cb2e-4987-9796-0b5f2617397d.jpg?v=1603895885","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-way-of-the-dog-9781566893121","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}