Carmen dog
(Book)
Author
Published
San Francisco : Mercury House, [1990].
ISBN
0916515702, 9780916515706, 091651577X, 9780916515775
Physical Desc
ix, 161 pages ; 23 cm
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Providence Public - Level G Fiction | Fic Emshwiller | On Shelf |
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Published
San Francisco : Mercury House, [1990].
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
0916515702, 9780916515706, 091651577X, 9780916515775
Notes
Description
Emshwiller stretches a conceit past the breaking point in this uneven allegory. Women are degenerating into various animals, and female animals are acquiring human characteristics. The men are puzzled, but don't much mind; animals, they realize, are ideal companions ("Relationships and responsibilities were less confining. After all, they merely involved dumb animals who were not worth consideration, politeness, time, effort, gifts"). Her fantastic premise allows Emshwiller canny and frequently hilarious insights into the damaging sex-role stereotypes both men and women perpetuate (a dog's visit to a psychologist is a highlight). But she juggles too many genres here--the plot turns on mad scientists, academic conspiracies, formula romances--without sustaining the reader's interest in the central story of human/animal metamorphoses. Eventually the social critique is swallowed by increasingly silly scenarios. --Publishers Weekly.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Emshwiller, C. (1990). Carmen dog . Mercury House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Emshwiller, Carol. 1990. Carmen Dog. Mercury House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Emshwiller, Carol. Carmen Dog Mercury House, 1990.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Emshwiller, Carol. Carmen Dog Mercury House, 1990.
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