Dogs : a novel / C. Mallon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mallon, C., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychological fiction.

High school boys--Fiction.

High school boys.

Wrestlers--Fiction.

Wrestlers.

High school athletes--Fiction.

High school athletes.

Psychic trauma--Fiction.

Psychic trauma.

Small cities--Fiction.

Small cities.

Male friendship--Fiction.

Male friendship.

Betrayal--Fiction.

Betrayal.

Family secrets--Fiction.

Family secrets.

Life change events--Fiction.

Life change events.

Genre:

Bildungsromans.

Queer fiction.

Novels.

Physical Description:

199 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First Scribner hardcover edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Scribner, 2025.

Summary:

"A singular, devastating debut novel, Dogs traces the fallout of one catastrophic night in the lives of five high school wrestlers, asking what can survive in the blast radius of latent trauma and violence"-- Provided by publisher.

As night falls on the city of Carbon, Hal and his friends are cruising the backroads in their terrible car. From the wrestling gym to the gas station, from his mom's kitchen to the mall parking lot, Hal bears quiet witness to the beauty and the horror he perceives in the slow, lonely world of his hometown. Withdrawn and reticent, Hal is haunted by the specter of violence. Safety and comfort are hard won in Carbon, a town dogged by stories of desperation and brutality, and his own home is a dark vault of troubled and unspoken memory. Hal's greatest peace is found in the company of his dearest friend, Cody John, whose true compassion offers him a window to a better life. Over the course of a single night, a catastrophic chain of events is set into motion. Its devastating conclusion will explode the fragile balance that once kept the boys together. Unflinching, resolute, and singular, Dogs is a stunning exploration of trauma, real love, and the limits of our ability to reach one another.

ISBN:

9781668084427

1668084422

OCLC:

1530443825

Publisher Number:

90102458477