Ebook {Epub PDF} A Dogs Head by Jean Dutourd

13 rows · A Dog's Head has a simple and unrealistic premise: when Mme De Chaillu gives birth it is to a boy Author: Jean Dutourd.  · Jean Dutourd's A Dog's Head is a wonderful piece of magical realism, reminiscent of Voltaire, Borges and Kafka. With biting wit, Dutourd presents the 3/5(1). Jean Dutourd's A Dog's Head is a wonderful piece of magical realism, reminiscent of Voltaire, Borges and Kafka. With biting wit, Dutourd presents the story of Edmund Du Chaillu, a boy born, to his bourgeois parents's horror, with the head of a spaniel. Edmund must endure his school-mate's teasing as well as an urge to carry a newspaper in his mouth/5.

Jean Dutourd's A Dog's Head is a wonderful piece of magical realism, reminiscent of Voltaire, Borges and Kafka. With biting wit, Dutourd presents the story of Edmund Du Chaillu, a boy born, to his bourgeois parents's horror, with the head. A Dog's Head|Jean Dutourd, A Bedtime Story For Theresa: Personalized Bedtime Story (Bedtime Stories With Personalization)|Suzanne Marshall, Contemporary Database Marketing:Concepts And Applications|Lisa D. Spiller Ph.D., Discovering Computers Living In A Digital World, Introductory (Available Titles Skills Assessment Manager (SAM) - Office )|Misty E. Vermaat. Jean Dutourd's A Dog's Head is a wonderful piece of magical realism, reminiscent of Voltaire, Borges and Kafka. With biting wit, Dutourd presents the story of Edmund Du Chaillu, a boy born, to his bourgeois parents's horror, with the head of a spaniel. Edmund must endure his school-mate's teasing as well as an urge to carry a newspaper in his mouth.

A Dog's Head has a simple and unrealistic premise: when Mme De Chaillu gives birth it is to a boy. Jean Dutourd's A Dog's Head is a wonderful piece of magical realism, reminiscent of Voltaire, Borges and Kafka. With biting wit, Dutourd presents the story of Edmund Du Chaillu, a boy born, to his bourgeois parents's horror, with the head of a spaniel. Edmund must endure his school-mate's teasing as well as an urge to carry a newspaper in his mouth. But Dutourd's novella can be read in many ways — as a bitingly satirical parable, an adult fairy-tale, or simple entertainment. It has a galloping narrative, open but straight-faced humour, and genuine charm. This edition of A Dog's Head (Une Tete de Chien, ) contains a new preface by Jean Dutourd and a forward by Wendy Doniger. September.