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Brown Dog Novellas

by Jim Harrison
Brown Dog Novellas

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ISBN10: 0802120113
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“Among the most indelible American novelists of the last hundred years....[Harrison] remains at the height of his powers.” —Dwight Garner, The New York Times on The River Swimmer

New York Times best-selling author Jim Harrison is one of Americas most beloved writers, and of all his creations, Brown Dog, a bawdy, reckless, down-on-his-luck Michigan Indian, has earned cult status with readers in the more than two decades since his first appearance. For the first time, Brown Dog gathers all the Brown Dog novellas, including one never-published one, into one volume — the ideal introduction (or reintroduction) to Harrison's irresistible Everyman.

In these novellas, BD rescues the preserved body of an Indian from Lake Superior's cold waters; overindulges in food, drink, and women while just scraping by in Michigan's Upper Peninsula; wanders Los Angeles in search of an ersatz Native activist who stole his bearskin; adopts two Native children; and flees the authorities, then returns across the Canadian border aboard an Indian rock bands tour bus. The collection culminates with "He Dog," never before published, which finds BD marginally employed and still looking for love (or sometimes just a few beers and a roll in the hay), as he goes on a road trip from Michigan to Montana and back, arriving home to the prospect of family stability and, perhaps, a chance at redemption.

Brown Dog underscores Harrison's place as one of America's most irrepressible writers, and one of the finest practitioners of the novella form.

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“[An] essential collection...Brown Dog [is] a pure Harrison creation and a glorious character who will make readers howl with delight....This boozy, backwoods, tree-cutting, snow-shoveling part–Native American from Michigan's Upper Peninsula wins over his audience with a bawdy, sometimes thoughtful tone....Often moving, frequently funny, these 500 pages offer the best way to get acquainted (or reacquainted) with one of literature's great characters.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)

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“Jim Harrison's amazing late-career run continues with Brown Dog.” Jeff Baker, The Oregonian

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“Brown Dog can't seem to stay out of trouble....The character's observations highlight the foibles and hypocrisy of modern life. Readers new to Harrison's sagas will be happy for this full introduction. Those already familiar will find here a satisfying conclusion that leaves open the possibility for further adventures.” Library Journal

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"Among the most indelible American novelists of the last hundred years. . . . Harrison] remains at the height of his powers."--Dwight Garner, The New York Times on The River Swimmer

New York Times best-selling author Jim Harrison is one of America's most beloved writers, and of all his creations, Brown Dog, a bawdy, reckless, down-on-his-luck Michigan Indian, has earned cult status with readers in the more than two decades since his first appearance. For the first time, Brown Dog gathers all the Brown Dog novellas, including one never-published one, into one volume--the ideal introduction (or reintroduction) to Harrison's irresistible Everyman.

In these novellas, BD rescues the preserved body of an Indian from Lake Superior's cold waters; overindulges in food, drink, and women while just scraping by in Michigan's Upper Peninsula; wanders Los Angeles in search of an ersatz Native activist who stole his bearskin; adopts two Native children; and flees the authorities, then returns across the Canadian border aboard an Indian rock band's tour bus. The collection culminates with He Dog, never before published, which finds BD marginally employed and still looking for love (or sometimes just a few beers and a roll in the hay), as he goes on a road trip from Michigan to Montana and back, arriving home to the prospect of family stability and, perhaps, a chance at redemption.

Brown Dog underscores Harrison's place as one of America's most irrepressible writers, and one of the finest practitioners of the novella form.

Praise for Jim Harrison's Brown Dog:

"There is broad comedy in the writing, but also tenderness, and never a moment when the reader isn't rooting for Brown Dog to get it right. . . . We would all be the poorer if deprived of Jim Harrison's first-rate stories."--The New York Times Book Review on The Summer He Didn't Die

"Brown Dog, an old friend to fans of Harrison, . . . boasts the rare ability to reject the frills and artificial complexities of modern life and keep to the basics. . . . Like reading a book describing dear friends."--Miami Herald on The Farmer's Daughter

"A 21st-century version of Huck Finn."--The Charleston Gazette on The Farmer's Daughter


About the Author

Jim Harrison is the author of thirty-five previous books of poetry, nonfiction, and fiction, including Legends of the Fall, The Road Home, Returning to Earth, and The English Major. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and winner of a Guggenheim Fellowship, he has had work published in twenty-seven languages. Harrison lives in Montana and Arizona.

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Six novellas about Brown Dog, the quintessential Yooper. For someone seemingly content to drift through life without a plan, he lives an eventful life. At turns funny, tragic, bawdy and sad, Harrison writes about him with enormous affection the reader can't help but share.

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ISBN:
9780802120113
Binding:
Hardcover
Publication date:
12/03/2013
Publisher:
GROVE PRESS (NY)
Pages:
448
Height:
1.90IN
Width:
6.20IN
Thickness:
1.50
Copyright Year:
2013
Author:
Jim Harrison
Subject:
Literature-A to Z

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