Lives of the Monster Dogs

Lives of the Monster Dogs
First edition cover
AuthorKirsten Bakis
LanguageEnglish
GenreFantasy
PublisherFarrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication date
1997
Media typePrint
Pages291
AwardsBram Stoker Award for Best First Novel
ISBN0-374-18987-0
OCLC34943262
LC ClassPS3552.A436L58 1997
TextLives of the Monster Dogs at Internet Archive
Websiteus.macmillan.com/books/9780374537142/livesofthemonsterdogs

Lives of the Monster Dogs (1997) is a novel by Kirsten Bakis first published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux. It was named a New York Times Notable Book of the year in 1997, and one of the Best Books of the Year by the Village Voice. It was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction, and won the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel. It has been translated into eight languages and made into a stage play.

Reviews

The New York Times called it "haunting, fiercely original . . . a dazzling, unforgettable meditation on what it means to be human."[1]

Film

In 2010 it was reported that the book had been optioned for possible development as a movie.[2]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Lord, M. G. (March 9, 1997). "Unleashed on Manhattan". The New York Times. Retrieved November 21, 2007.
  2. ^ "Lives of the Monster Dogs News & Updates". Archived from the original on October 29, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2010.