{"product_id":"duke-the-dog-priest-paperback-1","title":"Duke, the Dog Priest - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDomício Coutinho\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGeorge Salis\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNoted literary translator Gregory Rabassa (Gabriel García Márquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude, Julio Cortázar's Hopscotch, etc.) had this to say about Domício Coutinho's debut novel, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDuke, the Dog Priest\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Here to take his place alongside such outstanding characters of Brazilian fiction as the late Brás Cubas, Dona Flor, Riobaldo, G. H., and Caetana is Duke, the dog-priest or priest-dog, presented [...] in this novel located somewhere between the work of Lima Barreto and Jonathan Swift. We are thankful for this rollicking romp.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoseph Dewey, writing in the Review of Contemporary Fiction, called the novel \"a caustic satire that indicts humanity's hypocrisies with bludgeon-like subtlety.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was originally published in Brazil in 1998 (Portuguese title: Duke, O cachorro Padre), and the English translation by Clifford E. Landers was first published in 2009. The new Tough Poets Press edition features an introduction by George Salis, which appeared in a slightly modified version as a review in 2022 on The Collidescope website. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 396\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.98 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 14, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53752363712819,"sku":"9798218474911","price":40.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/E_mKhE1yNf9798218474911_74d353a0-d48c-4fae-826d-176983c23355.webp?v=1785286466","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/duke-the-dog-priest-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}