{"product_id":"afterglow-a-dog-memoir-paperback","title":"Afterglow (a Dog Memoir) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEileen Myles\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A ravishingly strange and gorgeous book about a dog that's really about life and everything there is...astonishing.\" --Helen Macdonald, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eH Is for Hawk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1990, poet Eileen Myles chose Rosie from a litter of pit bulls on the street, and their connection instantly became central to the writer's life and work. During the course of their sixteen years together, Myles was madly devoted to the dog's well-being, especially in her final days. Starting from the emptiness following Rosie's death, \u003ci\u003eAfterglow\u003c\/i\u003e launches a heartfelt and fabulist investigation into the true nature of the bond between pet and pet owner. Through this lens, we witness Myles's experiences with intimacy and spirituality, celebrity and politics, alcoholism and recovery, fathers and family history, as well as the fantastical myths we spin to get to the heart of grief.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving from an imaginary talk show where Rosie is interviewed by Myles's childhood puppet to a critical reenactment of the night Rosie mated with another pit bull, from lyrical transcriptions of their walks to Rosie's enlightened narration from the afterlife, \u003ci\u003eAfterglow \u003c\/i\u003eilluminates all that it can mean when we dedicate our existence to a dog.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Myles gets at something no other dog book I've read has gotten at quite this distinctly: The sense of wordless connection and spiritual expansion you feel when you love and are loved by a creature who's not human...raw and affecting.\" --Maureen Corrigan, \u003ci\u003eFresh Air, NPR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEileen Myles\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of more than twenty books, including \u003ci\u003eAfterglow (a dog memoir)\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInferno (a poet's novel)\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChelsea Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCool For You\u003c\/i\u003e. Myles's many honors include a Guggenheim Fellowship, four Lambda Literary Awards, the Clark Prize for Excellence in Arts Writing, as well as grants from Creative Capital (nonfiction) and the Foundation for Contemporary Arts (poetry), and the Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers grant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 18, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44071640957062,"sku":"9780802128553","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0664\/3446\/5926\/files\/jxPbAUVT5X9780802128553.webp?v=1781579095","url":"https:\/\/profixdiy.com\/products\/afterglow-a-dog-memoir-paperback","provider":"ProFix Home Repair","version":"1.0","type":"link"}