{"product_id":"my-dog-tulip-isbn-9781590174142","title":"My Dog Tulip","description":"\u003cb\u003eHeartwarming and profound, this account of one writer’s relationship with his beloved German Shepherd is “one of the bonafide dog-lit classics” (\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe distinguished British man of letters J. R. Ackerley hardly thought of himself as a dog lover when, well into middle age, he came into possession of a German Shepherd. To his surprise, she turned out to be the love of his life, the “ideal friend” he had been searching for in vain for years. \u003ci\u003eMy Dog Tulip\u003c\/i\u003e is a bittersweet retrospective account of their sixteen-year companionship, as well as a profound and subtle meditation on the strangeness that lies at the heart of all relationships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn vivid and sometimes startling detail, Ackerley tells of Tulip’s often erratic behavior and very canine tastes, and of his own fumbling but determined efforts to ensure for her an existence of perfect happiness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Dog Tulip\u003c\/i\u003e was adapted for the screen as a major animated feature film with a cast that includes the voices of Christopher Plummer, Lynn Redgrave, and Isabella Rossellini. Heralded as “a stroke of genius\" by \u003ci\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and “the love story of the year” by \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, it is a masterpiece of animal literature that is sure to touch the hearts of anyone who has found companionship with their own four-legged friend.\u003cp\u003e“One of the greatest books ever written by anybody in the world.” —Truman Capote\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “I remain an amused admirer of \u003ci\u003eMy Dog Tulip,\u003c\/i\u003e partly because J. R. Ackerley tried to deliver the thoroughly physical world that dogs inhabit. It’s anthropomorphism in reverse, albeit with a human (and very British) narrator.” \u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eGail Caldwell, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “One of the bona-fide dog-lit classics.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “This is one of the greatest masterpieces of animal literature.” —Christopher Isherwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Out of print for years, Tulip is now back to amaze, amuse, and somewhat dismay those lucky enough to receive her.” —\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I love this book because it shows respect and profound understanding of the animal on its own terms.” —Armistead Maupin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“To dog lovers, by the way, I recommend \u003ci\u003eMy Dog Tulip \u003c\/i\u003eby J. R. Ackerley—by far the best “animal book” I’ve ever read.”  —Julia Glass, National Book Award-winning author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[Ackerley] aimed to shock, and his success was heightened by the soapbubble sparkle and lightness of his prose.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New Criterion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In its own quirky fashion, Ackerley’s wry valentine to his beloved pet is as much a book about the difficult art of living and loving as it is a dog story.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. R. Ackerley\u003c\/b\u003e (1896–1967) was for many years the literary editor of the BBC magazine \u003ci\u003eThe Listener\u003c\/i\u003e. His works include three memoirs, H\u003ci\u003eindoo Holiday, My Dog Tulip, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMy Father and Myself,\u003c\/i\u003e and a novel,\u003ci\u003e We Think The World of You \u003c\/i\u003e(all available as New York Review Books).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Marshall Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e’s most recent books are \u003ci\u003eThe Hidden Life of Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Social Lives of Dogs: The Grace of Canine Company\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTamed and Untamed: Close Encounters of the Animal Kind\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NYRB Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300839313637,"sku":"NP9781590174142","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781590174142.jpg?v=1767733250","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/my-dog-tulip-isbn-9781590174142","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}