The Dog and the Novel

annis · Post by **annis** » Sat February 28th, 2009, 5:58 pm

Seeing lots of people here are attached to their dogs, I thought you might enjoy this article put together by Abebooks, featuring literary dogs.

It might be interesting to add ones we think they've missed

I'll start by mentioning the very funny "Shakespeare's Dog" by Leon Rooke

boswellbaxter · Post by **boswellbaxter** » Sat February 28th, 2009, 6:14 pm

Edward the Welsh corgi in Anne Tyler's The Accidental Tourist certainly should have been mentioned!

Volgadon · Post by **Volgadon** » Sat February 28th, 2009, 7:23 pm

Kashtanka by Anton Chekhov and Sharik, the hero of Bulgakov's A Dog's Heart!

Margaret · Post by **Margaret** » Sat February 28th, 2009, 8:23 pm

That article brings back memories. I loved Incredible Journey when I was a kid, but I hated Old Yeller, which just made me too sad. The Dogs of Babel is a wonderful novel - creepy, but deeply thoughtful and altogether memorable.

Mercurio in our March Book of the Month, The Master of Verona, is a great dog, who plays a central role in the novel's climax.