Outside the Dog Museum
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.46 (510 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0385419732 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 243 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Various developments--including an earthquake from which Radcliffe's party is miraculously rescued by a Middle Eastern sultan and the therapist's dog--oblige Radcliffe to accept the sultan's commission to build a vast dog museum. After further astonishing feats (leaping into other identities, the momentary reincarnation of the dead, etc.) the picaresque tone, surprisingly, yields at the end to a reprise of a biblical theme, turning this spirited novel into something like a moral tale. He, too, uses fanciful jests to point up common absurdities and makes fantasy seem altogether tangible. Here his na
"another interesting and surreal novel from Carroll" according to audrey frances. Harry Radcliffe lives a complicated life. He's a brilliant architect (if he does say so himself) who's recently recovered from a nervous breakdown. He has two mistresses and a demanding shaman, and now he's being corralled into designing the sultan of Saru's dog museum. Could things get more complicated? Oh yes they can, and do, under the skillful pen of Jonathan Carroll, American magical realist and author of fascinating, intricate novels about ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances.If you. "Three Stars" according to Mary P McKie. God but supporting characters could use more development.. "Reminds me that True is True" according to David Liebtag. There are books I read again and again. Some of them are old friends who give me a place to come home to, some of them disturb me in ways I need to be disturbed.Outside the Dog Museum always encourages me in ways I most want to be encouraged. I love this book. More than any other.
On the rebound from a nervous breakdown, architect Harry Radcliffe agrees to design a Dog Museum in the Middle East, and when powerful forces level the museum, a divine spirit reveals itself to all.