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Item Condition: Used; Very Good
This is a diary, ofa sort, But since it is well
known that dogs have no sense of time, it is a
sporadic, haphazard grab-bag that has little
chronological basis. Instead, it offers some
reflections on the relationship between man
and dog. and the occasional revelation about
the human condition as seen from a different
perspective- that is, approximately knee-
height.
The author, Boy, is a pure-bred paranoid,
labouring under delusions of grandeur, com-
bined with an acute persecution complex that
manifests itself at tactically convenient
moments. He is a character of rich intricacy.
His journal, falling somewhere between
Proust and Eeyore, is often slanderous and
relentlessly self-absorbed. Quotations from
the great sages are interspersed with more
practical dog matters, so that we find aperçus
by Voltaire or Machiavelli cheek by jowl with
hints on dealing with clumsy and undisci-
plined human feet under the dinner table.
Full of wit and humour, and illustrated lavish-
ly throughout with cartoons by Edward
Koren, A Dog's Life, with its unique literary
voice and frequently offensive opinions,
introduces a canine of truly unforgettable
charactet.