Bret Easton Ellis and the Other Dogs

by Lina Wolff

Narrated by Kristin Atherton

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Pub Date Mar 16 2023 | Archive Date Mar 15 2023

Saga Egmont Audio

Humor & Satire | Literary Fiction | Novellas & Short Stories

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Description

At a run-down brothel in Caudal, Spain, the prostitutes are collecting stray dogs. Each is named after a famous male writer: Dante, Chaucer, and Bret Easton Ellis. When a john is cruel, the dogs are fed rotten meat.

To the east, in Barcelona, an unflappable teenage girl is endeavouring to trace the peculiarities of her life back to one woman: Alba Camb, writer of violent short stories, who left Caudal as a girl and never went back.

Mordantly funny, dryly sensual, written with a staggering lightness of touch, the debut novel in English by Swedish sensation Lina Wolff is a black and Bolaño-esque take on the limitations of love in a dog-eat-dog world.

Perfect for fans of Cho Nam-Joo's ´Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982´.

A Note From the Publisher

Lina Wolff (1973- ) is a Swedish author. Having lived in Spain and Italy for several years working as a translator, Wolff arrived on the literary stage in 2009 with ´Många människor dör som du´ (´Many People Die Like You) and won the prestigious Vi Magazine Literature Prize in 2012 for her debut novel, ´Bret Easton Ellis and the Other Dogs´. She has since won several other literary awards, including the August Prize for Fiction and the Aftonbladet Literature Prize.

Advance Praise

What people are saying about ´Bret Easton Ellis and the Other Dogs´:

“[A] filmic offering . . . channelling the spirit of Pedro Almodóvar. A thoroughly invigorating novel.” - Lucy Scholes, The Independent

"Wolff has had enough of the big swinging dicks of masculine literature. [Bret Easton Ellis and the Other Dogs is] clever and challenging and distinctive." - Galen O'Hanlon, The Skinny

"Oddly compelling . . . a European postmodern novel steeped in alienation and ennui." - Library Journal

What people are saying about ´Bret Easton Ellis and the Other Dogs´:

“[A] filmic offering . . . channelling the spirit of Pedro Almodóvar. A thoroughly invigorating novel.” - Lucy Scholes, The...

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ISBN	9788728580684
PRICE	£10.99 (GBP)
DURATION	9 Hours, 55 Minutes

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R V, Reviewer

A strange, quirky but compulsively readable novel that is actually more a collection of short stories. It is cynical, unflinching and even shocking at times - certainly not for everyone. But the writing and storytelling are excellent.

I read Lina Wolff's 'The Polyglot Lovers' some years ago and was intrigued enough to read more by her. She reminds me a bit of Sara Mesa and also of Dutch author Ilja Leonard Pfeiffer.

I am not sure why this audio version comes out now (the book being over a decade old it seems) but the narrator is excellent!

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Despoina F, Librarian

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for letting me read this ahead of publication.
This book was quirky and a bit strange but so so compelling that I just had to keep reading. I absolutely loved Kristin Atherton's narration and it definitely added a lot to the compelling factor. I will certainly be on the look out for more of her audiobook narrations.
I liked that the story was told in vignaites, like several slices of life. I found that there was a little dip in my attention after the halfway point but I was pulled back again not long after.
Overall it was entertaining, with really good writing, and interesting characters.