The way of the dog : a novel /
Sam Savage's novel follows Harold Nivenson, a decrepit, aging man who was once a painter and arts patron. The death of Peter Meinenger, his friend turned romantic and intellectual rival, prompts him to ruminate on his own career as a minor artist and collector and make sense of a lifetime of gn...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Minneapolis :
Coffee House Press,
2013.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | Sam Savage's novel follows Harold Nivenson, a decrepit, aging man who was once a painter and arts patron. The death of Peter Meinenger, his friend turned romantic and intellectual rival, prompts him to ruminate on his own career as a minor artist and collector and make sense of a lifetime of gnawing doubt. Over time, his bitterness toward his family, his gentrifying neighborhood, and the decline of intelligent artistic discourse gives way to a kind of peace within himself, as he emerges from the shadow of the past and finds a reason to live, every day, in "the now". |
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| Physical Description: | 153 pages ; 20 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781566893121 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1566893127 (pbk. : alk. paper) |