My Life as a Dog

by Reidar Jönsson and Reidar Jonsson

Book Overview

While his mother is dying of tuberculosis and his father is away at sea, thirteen-year-old Ingemar is farmed out to relatives, pseudo-relatives and the children's home. His valiant attempts to manage life "in spite of it all" are both tragic and hilarious.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374523797
• ISBN13: 9780374523794
• Release Date: April 1993
• Publisher: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

A Fantastic Literary Read!

This fantastic book is an awesome piece of literature! What an inner journey of how the self-alienated forge survival! The youngster creates a defense amidst abandoment by always comparing "how things could be worse." This is not a read for youngsters....but conveys a deep philosophical musing on the impact of our environment in shaping who we are and how we think. This book is just as profound, if not surpassing "The Catcher in the Rye," "Of Mice and Men," "Of Human Bondage," and even "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter." What an amazing book that truly examines the human condition. Highly recommended!

A good read

The characters are wonderfully written and the book is compelling. I was sad when I finished reading it!