In classic works such as Hurlyburly and Streamers, David Rabe's depictions of violence and the dark side of the human psyche have won him widespread acclaim. In Recital of the Dog, a painter who has left urban chaos for the country soon finds his hopes of tranquillity shattered by a marauding intruder-a dog that torments his small herd of cows. Desperate to restore order to his world, the man shoots the dog, unwittingly unleashing a nightmare on himself. This is a tale of creation and destruction, crime and punishment, rife ...
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In classic works such as Hurlyburly and Streamers, David Rabe's depictions of violence and the dark side of the human psyche have won him widespread acclaim. In Recital of the Dog, a painter who has left urban chaos for the country soon finds his hopes of tranquillity shattered by a marauding intruder-a dog that torments his small herd of cows. Desperate to restore order to his world, the man shoots the dog, unwittingly unleashing a nightmare on himself. This is a tale of creation and destruction, crime and punishment, rife with insight and black comedy.
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Add this copy of Recital of the Dog to cart. $8.88, very good condition, Sold by Honeypye rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from montgomery, AL, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by Grove Press.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 308 p. Audience: General/trade. First edition. Clean, tight unmarked copy. Dust jacket preserved in Mylar.
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NF. Stated first edition bound in cloth and boards. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Dust soiling to the edges of the book's upper p age block. Rubs to the dust jacket's spine tips and corners.
Add this copy of Recital of the Dog to cart. $17.00, good condition, Sold by Priceless Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Urbana, IL, UNITED STATES, published 2018 by New York: Grove Press, 1993.
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