Only the Animals by Ceridwen Dovey (Uncorrected Proof Copy)
Perhaps only the animals can tell us what it is to be human.
The souls of ten animals caught up in human conflicts over the last century tell their astonishing stories of life and death. In a trench on the Western Front a cat recalls her owner Colette's theatrical antics in Paris. In Nazi Germany a dog seeks enlightenment. A Russian tortoise once owned by the Tolstoys drifts in space during the Cold War. In the siege of Sarajevo a bear starving to death tells a fairytale. And a dolphin sent to Iraq by the US Navy writes a letter to Sylvia Plath . . .
Exquisitely written, playful and poignant, Only the Animals is a remarkable literary achievement by one of our brightest young writers. An animal's-eye view of humans at our brutal, violent worst and our creative, imaginative best, it asks us to find our way back to empathy not only for animals, but for other people, and to believe again in the redemptive power of reading and writing fiction.
Format: Paperback | 256 pages
Dimensions: 23 x 15.2 x 2 | 330g
Publication Date: 01 May 2014
Publisher: Penguin Books
Imprint: Hamish Hamilton
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
Illustrations note: b&w illustrations
Edition Number: 1
Edition Statement: Uncorrected Proof Copy
ISBN10: 1926428587
ISBN13: 9781926428581
Condition: Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Some minor damage to the cover including minor scuff marks, a long crease on the back cover, and a single (1.5cm) tear at the bottom of the back cover, but no holes or other tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with very minimal creasing but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. No missing pages.