| Recital of the Dog Contributor(s): Rabe, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802136583 ISBN-13: 9780802136589 Publisher: Grove Press OUR PRICE: $11.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2000 Annotation: In classic works such as Hurlyburly and Streamers, David Rabe's depictions of violence and the dark side of the human psyche have won him widespread acclaim. In Recital of the Dog, a painter who has left urban chaos for the country soon finds his hopes of tranquillity shattered by a marauding intruder -- a dog that torments his small herd of cows. Desperate to restore order to his world, the man shoots the dog, unwittingly unleashing a nightmare on himself. This is a tale of creation and destruction, crime and punishment, rife with insight and black comedy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Small Town & Rural |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 92017307 |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 6.05" W x 9.05" (0.95 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Rural |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In classic works such as Hurlyburly and Streamers, David Rabe's depictions of violence and the dark side of the human psyche have won him widespread acclaim. In Recital of the Dog, a painter who has left urban chaos for the country soon finds his hopes of tranquillity shattered by a marauding intruder-a dog that torments his small herd of cows. Desperate to restore order to his world, the man shoots the dog, unwittingly unleashing a nightmare on himself. This is a tale of creation and destruction, crime and punishment, rife with insight and black comedy. |