A Dog's Head

Jean Dutourd's A Dog's Head is a wonderful piece of magical realism, reminiscent of Rushdie and Borges. With mordant wit, Dutourd presents the story of Edmond Du Chaillu, a boy born, to the horror of his bourgeois parents, with the head of a spaniel.

Summary

Reminiscent of Voltaire, Broges and Kafka, "A Dog's Head" is a piece of realism. It tells the story of Edmund Du Chaillu, a boy born, to his bourgeois parents' horror, with the head of a spaniel. Edmund must endure his schoolmates' teasing as well as an urge to carry a newspaper in his mouth.

Product details

• Authors: Dutourd, Jean Dutourd
• Assisted by: Robin Chancellor (Translation)
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.06.1998
• EAN: 9780226174921
• ISBN: 978-0-226-17492-1
• No. of pages: 168
• Dimensions: 14 mm x 20 mm x 1 mm
• Weight: 255 g
• Series: Phoenix Fiction; Phoenix Fiction S.; Phoenix Fiction S.; Phoenix Fiction Series PF (CHUP); Phoenix Fiction Series PF
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature