The Way of the Dog

Sam Savage

earliest edition we have, 2012 Coffee House Press, 2013 paperback 153 pages

Sam 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. Over time, his bitterness toward his family, his gentrifying neighborhood, and the de...

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El camino del perro edition · 2016 · Seix Barral · 152 pages · 9788432229466
The Way of the Dog paperback · 2013 · Coffee House Press · 153 pages · 9781566893121
Way of the Dog edition · 2012 · Coffee House Press · 9781566893183

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