Lives of the Monster Dogs

Lives of the Monster Dogs - Paperback

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Lives of the Monster Dogs - Paperback

Lives of the Monster Dogs - Paperback

by Kirsten Bakis
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Book Overview

by Kirsten Bakis (Author), Jeff VanderMeer (Introduction by)

The twentieth anniversary of a postmodern classic, blending the gothic novel with bleeding-edge science fiction, by the author of King Nyx

After a century of cruel experimentation, a haunted race of genetically and biomechanically uplifted canines are created by the followers of a mad nineteenth-century Prussian surgeon. Possessing human intelligence, speaking human language, fitted with prosthetic hands, and walking upright on their hind legs, the monster dogs are intended to be super soldiers. Rebelling against their masters, however, and plundering the isolated village where they were created, the now wealthy dogs make their way to New York, where they befriend the young NYU student Cleo Pira and--acting like Victorian aristocrats--become reluctant celebrities.

Unable to reproduce, doomed to watch their race become extinct, the highly cultured dogs want no more than to live in peace and be accepted by contemporary society. Little do they suspect, however, that the real tragedy of their brief existence is only now beginning.

Told through a variety of documents--diaries, newspaper clippings, articles for Vanity Fair, and even a portion of an opera libretto--Kirsten Bakis's Lives of the Monster Dogs uses its science-fictional premise to launch a surprisingly emotional exploration of the great themes: love, death, and the limits of compassion. A contemporary classic, this edition features a new introduction by Jeff VanderMeer.

Author Biography

Kirsten Bakis is the author of Lives of the Monster Dogs and King Nyx. She attended the Iowa Writers' Workshop, and is the recipient of a Michener-Copernicus Society of America Award, the Bram Stoker Award for First Novel, and a Whiting Award. She is a resident faculty member at the Yale Writers' Conference, teaches at the Hudson Valley Writers' Center, and is an editor at Origins Journal.

Number of Pages: 320
Dimensions: 1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN
Publication Date: May 09, 2017
ISBN9780374537142
Author Kirsten Bakis
PublisherFarrar, Straus and Giroux
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedMay 2017
LanguageENG- English
Pages320
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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