A Dog's Life - Couverture rigide

Mayle, Peter

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0679441220 ISBN 13 : 9780679441229

Editeur : Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1995

Synopsis

RO60110313. A DOG'S LIFE. 1995. In-12. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 192 pages. Dessin en noir et blanc en page de titre. Illustré de nombreux dessins en noir et blanc dans et hors texte. 1er cahier se détachant légèrement.. Avec Jaquette. . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon

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: Alfred a Knopf Inc
• Date d'édition: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0679441220
• ISBN 13: 9780679441229
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: Koren Edward
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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