You're an animal, Viskovitz! / Alessandro Boffa ; translated from the Italian by John Casey, with Maria Santminiatelli ; illustrated by Roz Chast.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boffa, Alessandro.

Contributor:

Sanminiatelli, Maria.

Casey, John, 1939-2025.

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animals--Fiction.

Animals.

Genre:

Fiction.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copies 1 & 2)

Physical Description:

xii, 159 pages ; 21 cm

Edition:

First Vintage International edition.

Other Title:

You are an animal

Place of Publication:

New York : Vintage International/Vintage Books, 2003.

Summary:

In this wickedly hilarious collection of fables, Alessandro Boffa introduces us to Viskovitz and his never-ending search for his true love, Ljuba. As he changes from a lovelorn lion to a jealous finch, from a confused dung beetle to an enlightened police dog, Viskovitz embraces his metamorphoses with wry humor and an oftentimes painful sense of self. As an ant, Viskovitz fights his way to the top where his egotism calls on the colony to create a monument to his greatness out of a piece of bread. As a mantis, he asks his mother what his father was like, only to hear, "Crunchy. A bit salty. High in fiber." Unfortunately, when he meets Ljuba shortly thereafter, he follows his father's fate. And as a scorpion, his uncontrollably deadly efficiency meets its match in Ljuba and finds "no way to escape this intolerable, sinister happiness."

Contents:

How's Life Treating You, Viskovitz? 5

But Don't You Ever Think of Sex, Viskovitz? 15

You're Losing Your Head, Viskovitz 24

You're Getting a Little Cuckoo, Viskovitz 27

You've Got Horns, Viskovitz 37

All That Glitters Is Not Gold, Viskovitz 45

What a Pig You Are, Viskovitz 55

You've Made Progress, Viskovitz 62

And What Did She Say, Viskovitz? 71

The Less Said, the Better, Viskovitz 74

You're a Prickly Fellow, Viskovitz 80

You've Made a Bad Name for Yourself, Viskovitz 91

Who Do You Think You Are, Viskovitz? 100

You've Found Peace at Last, Viskovitz 105

How Low You've Sunk, Viskovitz 124

Blood Will Tell, Viskovitz 126

You're Looking a Little Waxy, Viskovitz 132

You Look Like You Could Use a Drink, Viskovitz 142

These Are Things That Drive You Wild, Viskovitz 145

You're an Animal, Viskovitz! 154.

Notes:

Translation of: Sei una bestia, Viskovitz.

ISBN:

0375704833

9780375704833

OCLC:

52699389