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Even The Dogs

by Jon McGregor
Even The Dogs - Thryft
Even The Dogs - Thryft

Poignant portrayal of lives on society's fringes.

Recommendation: - Even the Dogs offers a raw and intense exploration of life on the margins of society. Through fragmented narratives and stark storytelling, Jon McGregor immerses readers in the world of characters living in squats and alleyways, grappling with addiction, despair, and the indifference of the wider world. This book provides a poignant and eye-opening glimpse into lives often overlooked, and is recommended for those seeking a powerful and thought-provoking read that lingers on long after the last page is turned.

  • Dublin Literary Award (2012)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Even The Dogs

by Jon McGregor
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ISBN: 9780747599449
Authors: Jon McGregor
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Date of Publication: 2010-01-01
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Contemporary, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.51
(rated by 2258 readers)

Description

They break down the door at the end of December and carry his body away. On a still and frozen day between Christmas and New Year, a man's body is found lying in his ruined flat. Found, and then taken away, examined, investigated and cremated. As the state begins its detailed, dispassionate inquest, the man embarks on his last journey through a world he has not ventured into, alive, for years. In his wake, a series of fractured narratives emerge from squats and alleyways across the the short and stark story of the man, and of his friends who look on from the shadows, keeping vigil as the hours pass, paying their own particular homage. As they watch, their stories unfurl layer by layer; stories of lives fallen through the cracks, hopes flaring and dying, love overwhelmed by a stronger need, and the havoc wrought by drugs, distress and the disregard of the wider world. Intense, exhilarating, and shot through with hope and fury, Even the Dogs is an intimate exploration of life at the edges of society; littered with love, loss, despair and a glimpse of redemption.
 

Poignant portrayal of lives on society's fringes.

Recommendation: - Even the Dogs offers a raw and intense exploration of life on the margins of society. Through fragmented narratives and stark storytelling, Jon McGregor immerses readers in the world of characters living in squats and alleyways, grappling with addiction, despair, and the indifference of the wider world. This book provides a poignant and eye-opening glimpse into lives often overlooked, and is recommended for those seeking a powerful and thought-provoking read that lingers on long after the last page is turned.

  • Dublin Literary Award (2012)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.