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The Animal-Lover's Book of Beastly Murder
The AnimalLover's Book of Beastly Murder
Author: Patricia Highsmith
Nowhere is Patricia Highsmith's affinity for animals more apparent than in The Animal-Lover's Book of Beastly Murder, for here she transfers the murderous thoughts and rages most associated with humans onto the animals themselves. — You will meet, for example, in "In the Dead of Truffle Season," a truffle-hunting pig who tries t...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780140046397
ISBN-10: 0140046399
Publication Date: 12/6/1979
Pages: 224
Edition: New Ed
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Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
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Would your beloved cat avenge your murder? Are those adorable hamsters planning to annhilate you? Patricia Highsmith's ingenious collection of tales is fiendish good fun sure to delight any animal lover. The ultimate excersise in anthropomorphization "The Animal Lover's book of Beastly Murder" runs the gamut from darkly funny to tragic, touching and horrifying. Its enough to make you scratch your new kitten behind the ears, give man's best friend an extra treat and maybe take a second look at exactly what those ants are so busy doing in that ant farm.
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