My Dog Tulip
J.R. Ackerley's German shepherd Tulip was skittish, possessive, and wild, but he loved her deeply. This clear-eyed and wondering, humorous and moving book, described by Christopher Isherwood as one of the "greatest masterpieces of animal literature," is her biography, a work of faultless and...
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J.R. Ackerley's German shepherd Tulip was skittish, possessive, and wild, but he loved her deeply. This clear-eyed and wondering, humorous and moving book, described by Christopher Isherwood as one of the "greatest masterpieces of animal literature," is her biography, a work of faultless and respectful observation that transcends the seeming modesty of its subject. In telling the story of his beloved Tulip, Ackerley has written a book that is a profound and subtle meditation on the strangeness abiding at the heart of all relationships.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780940322110 (0940322110)
Publish date: September 30th 1999
Publisher: NYRB Classics
Pages no: 208
Edition language: English
Man receives dog. Dog behaves badly. Man loves dog.This is a gem of a novel. I'm not really a dog person and Tulip embodies many of the reasons why I'll never own one again. However, as novels are meant to open you to experiences you'd never seek in real life, Ackerley made me fall in love with a do...
Ack! Ick. More gross than endearing, Ackerly seems unduly focussed on his dog's genitalia, breeding behaviour, and elimination. If I wanted more dog shit in my life, I'd adopt another puppy. I was surprised, as many of the reviews of this called it "charming" and I didn't find any charming bits, jus...
I have an eighteen-month-old sable border collie mix named Yiya, who is the apple of my eye and more dear to me than I ever could have imagined. I mean, how could you not love her? I hold ridiculous and completely irrational beliefs about her: that she knows what I'm saying beyond basic command...
It's reassuring to learn that there are people in this world who are ever so slightly nuttier than I am. I loved this book!
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