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A Dog's Head (Phoenix Fiction) by Dutourd, Jean, 1920-; Chancellor, Robin is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Jean Dutourd's A Dog's Head is a wonderful piece of magical realism, reminiscent of Voltaire, Borges and Kafka. With biting wit, Dutourd presents the story of Edmund Du Chaillu, a boy born, to his bourgeois parents's horror, with the head of a spaniel. Edmund must endure his school-mates' teasing as well as an urge to carry a newspaper in his mouth. This is the story of his life, trials, and joys as he searches for a normal life of worth and love. "Dutourd is a fine craftsman, whose work has the classic virtues of brevity, lucidity, and concentration. He has written a sardonic divertissement that concerns itself with fundamental problems of man's existence-a tale that is sad-eyed, witty, and often very funny."Charles J. Rolo, New York Times Book Review "A tiny masterpiece in the French classical tradition. . . . Stylish, elegant and witty, and told with an apparent lightheartedness that points to rather than obscures the hero's essential tragedy."P. L. Travers, New York Herald Tribune "Wit, a good deal of shrewd classical allusion, and a Voltarian satire are the book's assets."Edmund Fuller, Chicago Tribune "The work of an expert craftsman and of a careful writer of prose, end

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Author

Dutourd, Jean, 1920-; Chancellor, Robin

Publisher

Chicago: University of Chicago Press

Published

1998

Language

EN

ISBN

9780226174921

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Romance, Fiction

Rating

3.46 / 5 (77 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14