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020			_a9781784745561
037			_cPurchased _nMathrubhumi Books, Kaloor
041			_aEnglish
082			_aF _bHAD/DO
100			_aHaddon,Mark
245			_aDOGS AND MONSTERS : Stories
250			_a1
260			_aUK _bPenguin Random House _c2024
300			_g273
500			_aMark Haddon weaves ancient fables into fresh and unexpected forms, and forges new legends to sit alongside them. The myth of the Minotaur in his labyrinth is turned into a wrenching parable of maternal love - and of the monstrosities of patriarchy. The lover of a goddess, Tithonus, is gifted eternal life but without eternal youth. Actaeon, changed into a stag after glimpsing the naked Diana and torn to pieces by his hunting dogs, becomes a visceral metaphor about how humans use and misuse animals. From genetic engineering to the eternal complications of family, Haddon showcases masterfully how we are subject to the same elemental forces that obsessed the Greeks. Whether describing Laika the Soviet space dog on her fateful orbit, or St Anthony wrestling with loneliness in the desert, his astonishing powers of observation are at their height when illuminating the thin line between human and animal.
650			_aFiction
942			_cLEN
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999			_c193515 _d193515