{"product_id":"afterglow-a-dog-memoir-paperback","title":"Afterglow (a Dog Memoir) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEileen Myles\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProlific and widely renowned, Eileen Myles is a trailblazer whose decades of literary and artistic work \"set a bar for openness, frankness, and variability few lives could ever match\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e). This newest book paints a kaleidoscopic portrait of a beloved confidant: the pit bull called Rosie. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1990, Myles chose Rosie from a litter 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 wellbeing, especially in her final days. Starting from the emptiness following Rosie's death, \u003ci\u003eAfterglow (a dog memoir)\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 lyrical transcriptions of their walks to Rosie's enlightened narration from the afterlife, \u003ci\u003eAfterglow (a dog memoir)\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates all that it can mean when we dedicate our existence to a dog.\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\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 18, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757508428064,"sku":"9780802128553","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/adb8601d595e1ce8084c805fdfd4be0b.webp?v=1780104593","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/afterglow-a-dog-memoir-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}