![]() ![]() Moving 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 shimmering poetic transcriptions of video footage taken during their walks, to Rosie's final enlightened narration from the afterlife, this totally singular text combines elements of science fiction, screenplay, monologue, and lucid memory to get to the heart of how and why we dedicate our existence to our dogs. Paperback Hardcover E-Book Imprint Grove Paperback Page Count 224 Publication Date SeptemISBN-13 978-0-8021-2855-3 Dimensions 5.5' x 8. At the same time, it reimagines Myles's experiences with alcoholism and recovery, intimacy and mourning, celebrity and politics, spirituality and family history, while joyously transcending the parameters of memoir. Afterglow (a dog memoir) by Eileen Myles Eileen Mylesa kick-ass counter-cultural icon ( New Yorker )has written an innovative and intimate account of living with a pit bull named Rosie. ![]() ![]() And starting from the emptiness following Rosie's death, Afterglow launches a playful and incisive investigation into the mostly mutually beneficial, sometimes reprehensible power dynamics between pet and pet-owner. Over the course of sixteen years together, Myles was devoted to the pit bull and their linked quality of life. In 1990, Myles chose Rosie from a litter on the street, and their connection instantly made an indelible impact on the writer's way of being. Afterglow A Dog Memoir by Eileen Myles Hardcover, 210 pages purchase Readers should just go along for the choppy ride, because the pleasure of Krauss' writing isn't located in the story. ![]()
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