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FSG Classics Ser.: Lives of the Monster Dogs : A Novel by Kirsten Bakis (2017, Trade Paperback)

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The twentieth anniversary of a postmodern classic, blending the gothic novel with bleeding-edge science fiction, by the author of King Nyx After a century of cruel experimentation, a haunted race of genetically and biomechanically uplifted canines are created by the followers of a mad nineteenth-century Prussian surgeon. Possessing human intelligence, speaking human language, fitted with prosthetic hands, and walking upright on their hind legs, the monster dogs are intended to be super soldiers. Rebelling against their masters, however, and plundering the isolated village where they were created, the now wealthy dogs make their way to New York, where they befriend the young NYU student Cleo Pira and--acting like Victorian aristocrats--become reluctant celebrities. Unable to reproduce, doomed to watch their race become extinct, the highly cultured dogs want no more than to live in peace and be accepted by contemporary society. Little do they suspect, however, that the real tragedy of their brief existence is only now beginning. Told through a variety of documents--diaries, newspaper clippings, articles for Vanity Fair , and even a portion of an opera libretto--Kirsten Bakis's Lives of the Monster Dogs uses its science-fictional premise to launch a surprisingly emotional exploration of the great themes: love, death, and the limits of compassion. A contemporary classic, this edition features a new introduction by Jeff VanderMeer.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
ISBN-10
0374537143
ISBN-13
9780374537142
eBay Product ID (ePID)
229579466

Product Key Features

Book Title
Lives of the Monster Dogs : a Novel
Author
Kirsten Bakis
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Fantasy / Contemporary, Literary
Book Series
Fsg Classics Ser.
Publication Year
2017
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
320 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.2 in
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Width
5.6 in
Item Weight
9.9 Oz

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Ps3552.A436l58 2017
Reviews
"...20 years later, as it gets a much-deserved reissue, Lives of the Monster Dogs feels undeniably like a classic.... [it's] is an unforgettable meditation on both animals and humans, their deep entanglement, and the ways in which neither can, thus far, escape the methods of their genesis and their upbringing." - The Atlantic, "[A] dazzling, unforgettable meditation on what it means to be human." -M. G. Lord, The New York Times Book Review
Copyright Date
2017
Lccn
2017-299873
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Dewey Edition
23

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