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Item Details
Title:
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WALKING THE DOG
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By: |
David Hughes |
Format: |
Hardback |
List price:
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£25.00 |
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ISBN 10: |
0224082299 |
ISBN 13: |
9780224082297 |
Publisher: |
VINTAGE PUBLISHING |
Pub. date: |
31 December, 2009 |
Pages: |
304 |
Description: |
Approaching fifty, and warned by his doctor that he's drinking too much and needs to take more exercise, David Hughes is given a dog for his birthday - Dexter, a wire-haired fox terrier. He begins to remember moments from his past, dark memories of murder and violence. He explores his own fantasies and obsessions. |
Synopsis: |
Approaching fifty, and warned by his doctor that he's drinking too much and needs to take more exercise, David Hughes is given a dog for his birthday - Dexter, a wire-haired fox terrier. Hughes' daily walks with Dexter form the spine of "Walking the Dog". We eavesdrop on their encounters with fellow dog-walkers ('Hello Hector', 'Hello Chester'...) and on Hughes' thoughts as he plods along carrying a plastic bag of poo. He begins to remember moments from his past, dark memories of murder and violence. He explores his own fantasies and obsessions. From the gentle comedy of the early pages, "Walking the Dog" is transformed into something deeper and more disturbing. This will be a landmark book in the field of graphic literature. The drawing is sublime, the imagination extraordinary, the ambition unequalled. |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Jonathan Cape Ltd |
Returns: |
Returnable |
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