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HADDON MARK DOGS AND MONSTERS

'A marvel of a collection' Kaliane Bradley  author of The Ministry of Time'There is nothing
more terrifying than the monster that squats behind the door you dare not open...'From the
bestselling author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time come eight mesmerising
stories exploring care  genetics  how we treat animals - and how we treat other people. Mark
Haddon weaves ancient fables into fresh and unexpected forms  and forges new legends to sit
alongside them. The myth of the Minotaur in his labyrinth is turned into a wrenching parable of
maternal love - and of the monstrosities of patriarchy. The lover of a goddess  Tithonus  is
gifted eternal life but without eternal youth. Actaeon  changed into a stag after glimpsing the
naked Diana and torn to pieces by his hunting dogs  becomes a visceral metaphor about how
humans use and misuse animals. From genetic engineering to the eternal complications of family
Haddon showcases how we are subject to the same elemental forces that obsessed the Greeks.
Whether describing Laika the Soviet space dog on her fateful orbit  or St Anthony wrestling
with loneliness in the desert  his astonishing powers of observation are at their height when
illuminating the thin line between human and animal. 'In sentences as precisely cut as paper
sculptures  Mark Haddon fits ancient myth to the cruelties and wonders of the present' Francis
Spufford  author of Cahokia Jazz

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