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Afterglow : a dog memoir / Eileen Myles.
Van Pelt Library SF429.P58 M95 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Myles, Eileen, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Myles, Eileen.
- Pit bull terriers.
- Pet owners--Psychology.
- Pet owners.
- Human-animal relationships.
- Physical Description:
- 210 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Grove Press, an imprint of Grove Atlantic, 2017.
- Summary:
- The author writes an account of her relationship with her pit bull Rosie. Starting from the emptiness following Rosie's death, the author launches a heartfelt and fabulist investigation into the true nature of the bond between pet and pet owner.
- Contents:
- [The Letter] 1
- Protect Me You 4
- My Dog/My God 11
- The Death of Rosie 25
- The Puppets' Talk Show 28
- Goodnight, Sweet Queen 44
- The Rape of Rosie 60
- Just Before and Just After 66
- X (transcription) 76
- My Father Came Again as a Dog 81
- XX 88
- Foam 93
- XXX 105
- The Navel 108
- The Order of Drinking (3-D) 112
- XXXX 136
- Dog House 141
- "The Dog's Journey" 157
- To the Post Office 176
- The Walk 197.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Myles, Eileen, author. Afterglow
- ISBN:
- 9780802127099
- 0802127096
- OCLC:
- 975898099
- Publisher Number:
- 99973406873
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