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GCDS-9780872863446 03 01 City Lights Books 01 GCOI 87286100921750 02 0872863441 03 9780872863446 15 9780872863446 BC 1 A01 Brown, Rebecca Rebecca Brown Rebecca Brown is the winner of the 2003 Washington State Book Award. Her books include: <em>The Gifts of the Body</em>, <em>Excerpts From A Family Medical Dictionary</em>, <em>The Terrible Girls</em>, <em>The Dogs</em>, <em>Annie Oakley's Girl</em>, and <em>The End of Youth</em>. She was awarded a Genius Award and grant from Seattle's weekly magazine, <em>The Stranger</em>. 01 eng 166 01 <P>The nameless narrator of <em>The Dogs: A Modern Bestiary</em> lives in her studio apartment with a pack of Doberman pinchers. The dogs, led by the cruel, charismatic bitch named Miss Dog, alternate between being brutal attack animals and loyal companions, being real and otherworldly. Some chapters draw upon the ecstatic and horrifying visions of Christian mystics; others take place in the landscapes of familiar fairytales; others in the banal settings of the late-night pick-up bars or suburban picnics. The narrator uneasily inhabits these worlds until the dogs force her to take irrevocable action. Rebecca Brown is the author of other fictions, including <em>The Terrible Girls</em>, <em>Annie Oakley's Girl</em>, and <em>The Gifts of the Body</em>. She lives in Seattle.</P> 02 The nameless narrator of The Dogs: A Modern Bestiary lives in her studio apartment with a pack of Doberman pinchers. The dogs, led by the cruel, charismatic bitch named Miss Dog, alternate between being brutal attack animals and loyal companions... 08 "A snarling attack on the fairytale form. A good girl's fears of inadequacy materialize as a pack of vicious dogs." Publishers Weekly 08 "I read everything Rebecca Brown writes, watch for her books and hunt down her short stories. She is simply one of the best contemporary lesbian writers around." Dorothy Allison 08 "A strange and wonderful first-person voice emerges from the stories of Rebecca Brown, who strips her language of convention to lay bare the ferocious rituals of love and need." The New York Times 08 "Using unsentimental language that slices, pries and exposes layers of emotion and sexuality as a scalpel does a body, Brown veers into the uncharted territory." The San Francisco Chronicle 08 "A dry, witty, graceful-if savage-gift." Mary Gaitskill 04 02 72 01 http://www.citylights.com/resources/titles/87286100921750/images/87286100921750L.gif 07 02 72 01 http://www.citylights.com/resources/titles/87286100921750/images/87286100921750S.gif http://www.citylights.com/book/?GCOI=87286100921750 City Lights Publishers 01 City Lights Publishers 19980901 08 16 oz City Lights Books 01 WORLD 20 19980901 01 02 15.95 USD