The Dogs

Rebecca Brown

first published 1997 City Lights Books, 1998 paperback 166 pages

The nameless narrator of The Dogs: A Modern Bestiary lives in her studio apartment with a pack of Doberman pinschers. 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; other take place in the landscapes of familiar fairy tales; o...

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The Dogs paperback · 1998 · City Lights Books · 166 pages
The Dogs hardcover · 1997 · Harpercollins · 9780060174415

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