Tom Loxley is holed up in a remote bush shack trying to finish his book on Henry James when his beloved dog goes missing. In what follows the novel loops back and forth in time to take the reader on a journey into worlds far removed from the present tragedy.
Reviewing the novel for The New Statesman, Jane Shilling noted: "Reading The Lost Dog, one is torn between contradictory urges - to race ahead, in order to find out what happens, and to linger in admiration of de Kretser's ravishing style."[4]
In The Guardian, Carmen Callil stated her opinion upfront: "This is my favourite kind of novel. It is full of incident and character, tells a gripping story, has many touches of brilliance and can make you laugh and wonder. But it is also mightily flawed...These lapses aside, the language is full of light, colour and precise observation and, better still, the author can handle ethical and political concerns with a light touch."[5]
Interviewsedit
Robert Dessaix on ABC Radio National's The Book Show from November 2007.[1]
Fiona Gruber interview in The Sydney Morning Herald from November 2007.[2]
Rosemary Neill interview in The Australian from March 2008.[3]
In conversation with Gail Jones at the 2008 Sydney Writers' Festival in May 2008.[4]
Referencesedit
^"Ampersand Duck: Covering the story". 23 November 2007.
^National Library of Australia - The Lost Dog by Michelle de Kretser
^Australia-Asia Literary Award 2008 2008-11-20 at the Wayback Machine
^"Mourning and loss" by Jane Shilling, The New Statesman, 5 June 2005
^"When a dog goes walkabout" by Carmen Callil, The Guardian, 27 July 2008
January 01, 1970
lost, 2007, novel, australian, writer, michelle, kretser, first, editionauthormichelle, kretsercover, artistampersand, duck, countryaustralialanguageenglishpublisherallen, unwin, australiapublication, date2007media, typeprint, hardback, paperback, pages345, pp. The Lost Dog is a 2007 novel by Australian writer Michelle de Kretser 2 The Lost DogFirst editionAuthorMichelle de KretserCover artistAmpersand Duck 1 CountryAustraliaLanguageEnglishPublisherAllen amp Unwin AustraliaPublication date2007Media typePrint Hardback amp Paperback Pages345 ppISBN978 1 74175 339 4OCLC177704074Dewey Decimal823 92 22LC ClassPR9619 4 D4 L67 2007Preceded byThe Hamilton Case Contents 1 Plot 2 Awards 3 Reviews 4 Interviews 5 ReferencesPlot editTom Loxley is holed up in a remote bush shack trying to finish his book on Henry James when his beloved dog goes missing In what follows the novel loops back and forth in time to take the reader on a journey into worlds far removed from the present tragedy Awards editCommonwealth Writers Prize South East Asia and South Pacific Region Best Book 2008 shortlisted Barbara Jefferis Award 2008 shortlisted New South Wales Premier s Literary Awards Christina Stead Prize for Fiction 2008 winner New South Wales Premier s Literary Awards Book of the Year 2008 winner Australian Literature Society Gold Medal 2008 winner Man Booker Prize 2008 longlisted Victorian Premier s Literary Award Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction 2008 shortlisted Australia Asia Literary Award 2008 longlisted 3 Reviews editReviewing the novel for The New Statesman Jane Shilling noted Reading The Lost Dog one is torn between contradictory urges to race ahead in order to find out what happens and to linger in admiration of de Kretser s ravishing style 4 In The Guardian Carmen Callil stated her opinion upfront This is my favourite kind of novel It is full of incident and character tells a gripping story has many touches of brilliance and can make you laugh and wonder But it is also mightily flawed These lapses aside the language is full of light colour and precise observation and better still the author can handle ethical and political concerns with a light touch 5 Interviews editRobert Dessaix on ABC Radio National s The Book Show from November 2007 1 Fiona Gruber interview in The Sydney Morning Herald from November 2007 2 Rosemary Neill interview in The Australian from March 2008 3 In conversation with Gail Jones at the 2008 Sydney Writers Festival in May 2008 4 References edit Ampersand Duck Covering the story 23 November 2007 National Library of Australia The Lost Dog by Michelle de Kretser Australia Asia Literary Award 2008 Archived 2008 11 20 at the Wayback Machine Mourning and loss by Jane Shilling The New Statesman 5 June 2005 When a dog goes walkabout by Carmen Callil The Guardian 27 July 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Lost Dog amp oldid 1169039425, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
