Dogwalker - (Vintage Contemporaries) by Arthur Bradford (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Tender and satiric, hilarious and humane, Dogwalker plunks readers down in a land of misfits and the circumstantially strange-where one young man buys drugs from a dealer who locks his customers in a closet, while another lands a cat-faced circus freak for a roommate, and yet another must choose between his pregnant wife and the ten-pound slug he's convinced will bring him a fortune.
- About the Author: Arthur Bradford's fiction has appeared in McSweeney's, Esquire, and The O. Henry Awards.
- 176 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Short Stories (single author)
- Series Name: Vintage Contemporaries
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Book Synopsis
Tender and satiric, hilarious and humane, Dogwalker plunks readers down in a land of misfits and the circumstantially strange-where one young man buys drugs from a dealer who locks his customers in a closet, while another lands a cat-faced circus freak for a roommate, and yet another must choose between his pregnant wife and the ten-pound slug he's convinced will bring him a fortune. And throughout these stories moves a divinely inspired collection of dogs: three-legged, no-legged, dogs that sing, that talk, and that give birth to humans. Brilliant, perplexing, and moving, this is a daring debut that strolls along society's fringes and unearths strange beauty among its misfitsReview Quotes
"Funny and huge-hearted. . . . Reminds us how much smarter the back of the brain is than the front." -Esquire "The most outlandish and energetic writer I can think of." -David Sedaris "[Bradford's] desire to talk about the heart in a way that's not navel-gazing, but rather earnest and real, burns through. Dogwalker soars. . . ." -San Francisco Chronicle
"Anyone who's ever wondered at the weirdness of the world will be grateful for these offerings." --Entertainment Weekly "Bradford conjures weird modern-Gothic worlds that obey the carnival logic of dreams. His stories are stealthily tender and strangely moving." -Bookforum
About the Author
Arthur Bradford's fiction has appeared in McSweeney's, Esquire, and The O. Henry Awards. He is also the creator and director of How's Your News?, a traveling news show produced by the denizens of Camp Jabberwocky, the oldest camp for adults with disabilities in the country.Dimensions (Overall): 8.24 Inches (H) x 5.2 Inches (W) x .54 Inches (D)
Weight: .42 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 176
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Short Stories (single author)
Series Title: Vintage Contemporaries
Publisher: Vintage
Format: Paperback
Author: Arthur Bradford
Language: English
Street Date: August 27, 2002
TCIN: 92119160
UPC: 9780375726699
Item Number (DPCI): 247-14-6885
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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