The Color of a Dog Running Away - Hardcover

Gwyn, Richard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0385518552 ISBN 13: 9780385518550

Publisher: Doubleday, 2007

Synopsis

A cryptic invitation to a local art gallery draws Lucas, a musician and translator living in Barcelona's Gothic Quarter, into a series of strange adventures and mysterious encounters as he embarks on a passionate love affair with the alluring Nuria and is kidnapped by a religious cult that believes that he and Nuria are reincarnations of members of the extinct Cathar sect. A first novel. 30,000 first printing.

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Review

"Clever, stylish and supremely entertaining...this novel offers a feast of sophisticated pleasures and a taste of deeper passions too." --Boyd Tonkin, "The Independent "(London)
"The best novel of the year." --Scott Pack, "The Bookseller"

Praise for THE COLOR OF A DOG RUNNING AWAY

" Gywn has written a shadow book, a story that flies from rooftops and burrows into dungeons, as byzantine as Spanish history, as sensuous and unpredictable as a design by Gaudi."
-- Keith Donohue, author of THE STOLEN CHILD
"It had me gripped from the first page. That clear resonant prose has an hypnotic effect. An entertaining story which draws the reader into a startling range of moods-- meditative, comic, sexy, suspenseful, always enigmatic-- and won't let go precisely because it is so well-written. There's so little fiction about that excites me these days that it's a joy to find a book I couldn't put down."
-- Lindsay Clarke, Whitbread Prizewinner, author of THE CHYMICAL WEDDING, THE WAR AT TROY, THE RETURN TO TROY
" Clever, stylish and supremely entertaining . . . this novel offers a feast of sophisticated pleasures and a taste of deeper passions too."
-- "The Independent
"
" The simple, lilting prose... draws the reader deeper and deeper into the story and before you realize, you' re lost in the narrow streets of Barcelona' s Gothic Quarter with only the author' s evocative descriptive prowess to guide you. And guide you he does, with an effortless charm, through a maze of mystery, love, and lies." -- "Book and Magazine Collector"
" Superior lifestyle porn."
-- "The Times (London)
"" The best novel of the year."
-- "The Bookseller "
""

Praise for THE COLOR OF A DOG RUNNING AWAY

"Gywn has written a shadow book, a story that flies from rooftops and burrows into dungeons, as byzantine as Spanish history, as sensuous and unpredictable as a design by Gaudi."
--Keith Donohue, author of THE STOLEN CHILD
"It had me gripped from the first page. That clear resonant prose has an hypnotic effect. An entertaining story which draws the reader into a startling range of moods--meditative, comic, sexy, suspenseful, always enigmatic--and won't let go precisely because it is so well-written. There's so little fiction about that excites me these days that it's a joy to find a book I couldn't put down."
--Lindsay Clarke, Whitbread Prizewinner, author of THE CHYMICAL WEDDING, THE WAR AT TROY, THE RETURN TO TROY
"Clever, stylish and supremely entertaining . . . this novel offers a feast of sophisticated pleasures and a taste of deeper passions too."
--"The Independent
"
"The simple, lilting prose...draws the reader deeper and deeper into the story and before you realize, you're lost in the narrow streets of Barcelona's Gothic Quarter with only the author's evocative descriptive prowess to guide you. And guide you he does, with an effortless charm, through a maze of mystery, love, and lies."--"Book and Magazine Collector"
"Superior lifestyle porn."
--"The Times (London)
""The best novel of the year."
--"The Bookseller "
""

"Evoke[s] the exhilarating unpredictability of urban life. . . . Gwyn's plot is humming." --"The Washington Post"
"At once an absurdist riddle, a romantic quest, and a love letter to our anti-hero's chosen home, Gwyn's witty and assured first novel is as much about the different ways you can tell a story as it is about the story itself." --"The New Yorker "
"A delightful cornucopia of thriller trappings, history lessons, existential ruminations and cheeky asides. . . . Destined to be a cult classic." --"Philadelphia City Paper"
"Gwyn leaves many of his mysteries veiled, while providing enough detail to avert readers from a head start. . . . Beautifully precise." --"Newsday"
"A wild but entertaining ride through historic Barcelona. . . . The writing is delicious." --"Deseret Morning News"

Evoke[s] the exhilarating unpredictability of urban life. . . . Gwyn's plot is humming. The Washington Post
At once an absurdist riddle, a romantic quest, and a love letter to our anti-hero's chosen home, Gwyn's witty and assured first novel is as much about the different ways you can tell a story as it is about the story itself. The New Yorker
A delightful cornucopia of thriller trappings, history lessons, existential ruminations and cheeky asides. . . . Destined to be a cult classic. Philadelphia City Paper
Gwyn leaves many of his mysteries veiled, while providing enough detail to avert readers from a head start. . . . Beautifully precise. Newsday
A wild but entertaining ride through historic Barcelona. . . . The writing is delicious. Deseret Morning News"

About the Author

RICHARD GWYN was born in Wales. A poet, writer, and translator, this is his first novel.

About this edition

• Publisher: Doubleday
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0385518552
• ISBN 13: 9780385518550
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 336