After her close friend and mentor, a writer, dies by suicide, the narrator, also a writer, inherits his enormous Great Dane, Apollo. She lives in a small New York apartment where dogs are not allowed, and the dog is also grieving. Sigrid Nunez blends reflections on loss, friendship, teaching writing, and the literature of suicide with the daily care of Apollo. The novel is told in fragments, with quotations from writers such as Rilke and Woolf, and has no conventional plot.
A reflective, quiet read for people who love dogs, writing and meditations on grief. It suits readers who enjoy literary fiction that moves like an essay.
Inward-looking, contemplative, open-ended and thought-provoking; a moderate read.
Best for readers like The Mindful Reader. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 2018
- Language
- EN
