The Difficulty of Being a Dog

Raising the subject of dogs to a higher plane, this book features 43 lovingly crafted vignettes introducing readers to dogs real and literary, famous and reviled, and offers a sense of what makes our relationships with them so meaningful.

Author: Roger Grenier
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 04/01/2002
Pages: 139
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 7.94h x 5.32w x 0.44d
ISBN: 9780226308289

About the Author
Roger Grenier, an editor at Éditions Gallimard, has published over thirty novels, short storied, and literary essays and is the recipient of numerous prizes, including the Grand Prix de Littéature de l'Académie Française.

Alice Kaplan is the author of French Lessons and The Collaborator, both published by the University of Chicago Press. She also translated Gremier's novel Another Novemeber.