The Lost Dog: A Novel
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.24 (865 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0316001848 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Joining his daily hunt is Nelly Zhang, an artist whose husband disappeared mysteriously years before Tom met her. Although Nelly helps him search for his beloved pet, Tom isn't sure if he should trust this new friend. He is constantly drawn from the cerebral to the primitive--by his mother's infirmities, as well as by Nelly's attractions. Tom Loxley, an Indian-Australian professor, is less concerned with finishing his book on Henry James than with finding his dog, who is lost in the Australian bush. Tom has preoccupations other than his book and Nelly and his missing dog, mainly concerning his mother, who is suffering from the various indignities of old age. THE LOST DOG makes brilliant use of the conventions of suspense and atmosphere while leading us to see anew the ever-present conflicts between our bodies and our minds, the present and the past, the primal and the civilized.
Things progress rapidly, with a few unexpected turns thrown in as Tom and Nelly get together, the murky circumstances surrounding Felix's disappearance are (somewhat) cleared up and the matter of the missing dog is settled. De Kretser's unadorned, direct sentences illustrate her characters' flaws and desires, and she does an admirable job of illuminating how life and art overlap in the 21st century. (Apr.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. As Tom puts the finishing touches on his book about James and the uncanny and searches for his dog, de Kretser fleshes out Tom's obsession with Nelly—from the connection he feels to her incendiary paintings (one exhibition was dubbed Nelly's Nasties in the press) to the sleuthing about her past that he's done under scholarly pretenses. From Publishers Weekly De Kretser (The Hamilton Case) presents an intimate and subtle look at Tom Loxley, a well-intentioned but solipsi
Dreadful book S. Retten I found this book tiresome and annoying. The only interesting relationship is that between Tom and his dog, and even that one goes around and around endlessly in a kind of fog. Poor Tom is so static and ineffectual he gets on one's nerves--sort of like all those pathetic Henry James non-heroes who are paralyzed by timidity, guilt and endless belly-button contemplation. And Nelly, with her outlandish clo. tmtrvlr said Lost Story. Although this writing style is enjoyed by some, I find it extremely annoying. The story was lost in the flowery language and non-stop metaphors. It was not a pleasant read for me. Because I don't like the style doesn't mean that this is a bad book, it was just too distracting for me to enjoy. The characters are not anyone I would ever want to meet, except for the poor dog.I recommend that you use the Am. Amazon Customer said Richly Themed. If you enjoy A.S. Byatt's books, you may enjoy this book. It is richly themed and multi-faceted in characterization, action and ideas. I appreciated how incidences and characters inter-act and effect each other. I also appreciated that some story lines were not tied up nicely and solved.I enjoyed the writing, the presentation of the art world, and the adherence to Henry James' quote that "the whole of a