Fifteen dogs : an apologue / André Alexis.
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TextLanguage: English Toronto : Coach House Books, 2015©2015 Edition: First editionDescription: 171 pages : maps ; 21 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781552453056 (paperback)Subject(s): Dogs -- Fiction | Intellect -- Fiction | Animal intelligence -- Fiction | Consciousness in animals -- Fiction | AllegoriesLOC classification: PR9199.3.A365 F53 2015Issued also in electronic format.Summary: A bet between the gods Hermes and Apollo leads them to grant human consciousness and language to a group of dogs overnighting at a Toronto veterinary clinic. Suddenly capable of more complex thought, the pack is torn between those who resist the new ways of thinking, preferring the old 'dog' ways, and those who embrace the change. The gods watch from above as the dogs venture into their newly unfamiliar world, as they become divided among themselves, as each struggles with new thoughts and feelings.
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| Books | MEF Üniversitesi Kütüphanesi | Genel Koleksiyon | PR 9199.3 .A365 F53 2015 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Available | Bağışlayan: Bağış sahibi bilinmiyor | 0009124 |
A bet between the gods Hermes and Apollo leads them to grant human consciousness and language to a group of dogs overnighting at a Toronto veterinary clinic. Suddenly capable of more complex thought, the pack is torn between those who resist the new ways of thinking, preferring the old 'dog' ways, and those who embrace the change. The gods watch from above as the dogs venture into their newly unfamiliar world, as they become divided among themselves, as each struggles with new thoughts and feelings.
Issued also in electronic format.