A Dog's Life - Couverture rigide

Mayle, Peter

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0241134684 ISBN 13 : 9780241134689

Editeur : Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 1995

Synopsis

This is a diary, of a sort. But since dogs have no sense of time, it is a sporadic, haphazard grab-bag that has little chronological basis. Instead, it offers reflections on the relationship between man and dog, and some revelations about the human condition, as seen from a different perspective.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Once upon a time in Provence, Peter Mayle adopted a dog of uncertain origins and dubious hunting skills and gave him a name—Boy. Now he gives this canny canine a voice in an irresistible “memoir” that proves that the best vantage point for observing life may well be on all fours.

As Boy recounts his progress from an overcrowded maternal bosom to unchallenged mastery of the Mayle household, he tells us why dogs are drawn to humans (“our most convenient support system”) and chickens (“that happy combination of sport and nourishment”). We share in his amorous dalliances, his run-ins with French plumbers and cats, and in the tidbits (both conversational and edible) of his owners’ dinner parties. Enhanced by fifty-nine splendidly whimsical drawings by Edward Koren, A Dog’s Life gives us all the delights we expect from any book by Peter Mayle—pedigree prose, biting wit, and a keen nose for the fragrance of civilization—together with the insouciant wisdom of which only a dog (and probably only Peter Mayle’s dog) is capable.

Biographie de l'auteur

Peter Mayle spent fifteen years in the advertising business, first as a copywriter and then as a reluctant executive, before escaping Madison Avenue in 1975 to write educational books for children.  In 1990, Mr. Mayle published A Year in Provence, which became an international bestseller.  He is also the author of Toujours Provence, Hotel Pastis, Encore Provence, Anything Considered and Chasing Cezanne.  In addition to writing books which have been translated into more than twenty languages, Mayle has contributed to the Sunday Times, Financial Times, Independent, GQ and Esquire.  He and his wife and two dogs live in the South of France.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Hamish Hamilton Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0241134684
• ISBN 13: 9780241134689
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: Koren Edward
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible