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Boy, an uncannily shaggy canine of unknown origins, and now undisputed master of the Mayle household, recounts his event-filled life in Provence in this unique, rollicking memoir.A pure-bred paranoid labouring under delusions of grandeur, Boy is a character of rich intricacy. His journal - somewhere between Proust and Eeyore - contains apercus by Voltaire or Machiavelli cheek by jowl with hints on dealing with clumsy human feet under the dinner table, amorous interludes alongside run-ins with plumbers, and athletic diversions interspersed with joyous and trying adventures in the French countryside.Boy's reflections on life and the relationship between man and dog - and his occasional revelation about the human condition - come from a refreshingly new perspective, that is, approximately knee-height, making him an irresistible, if often irascible, companion.
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A Dog's Life, Peter Mayle, Edward Koren
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- Released
- 1996
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- Title
- A Dog's Life
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Peter Mayle, Edward Koren
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Released
- 1996
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 192
- ISBN10
- 0140261559
- ISBN13
- 9780140261554
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Maps & Travel, Nature, Travel, Humor, Animals, France, British Literature, English Literature, Dogs, Everyday Life, Jokes & Anecdotes, Experiences, Provence, Man and Dog, House Residents
- First published
- 1995
- Original title
- The Loney
- Rating
- 3.8 out of 5
- Description
- Boy, an uncannily shaggy canine of unknown origins, and now undisputed master of the Mayle household, recounts his event-filled life in Provence in this unique, rollicking memoir.A pure-bred paranoid labouring under delusions of grandeur, Boy is a character of rich intricacy. His journal - somewhere between Proust and Eeyore - contains apercus by Voltaire or Machiavelli cheek by jowl with hints on dealing with clumsy human feet under the dinner table, amorous interludes alongside run-ins with plumbers, and athletic diversions interspersed with joyous and trying adventures in the French countryside.Boy's reflections on life and the relationship between man and dog - and his occasional revelation about the human condition - come from a refreshingly new perspective, that is, approximately knee-height, making him an irresistible, if often irascible, companion.