Red Dog by Louis de Bernieres

'When I finished the final chapter I immediately extended a sought-
after invitation to my dog to spend the night on the bed. It is that sort of
book. If you love Australia it will have you aching for the scent of gums
and sight of the Southern Cross, while if you love dogs it is sure to make
you highly indulgent towards the one you love'
Observer

'In early 1998 I went to Perth in Western Australia in order to attend
the literature festival, and part of the arrangement was that I should go to
Karratha to do their first ever literary dinner. Karratha is a mining town a
long way further north. The landscape is extraordinary, being composed
of vast heaps of dark red earth and rock poking out of the never-ending
bush. I imagine that Mars must have a similar feel to it. I went exploring
and discovered the bronze statue to Red Dog outside the town of
Dampier. I felt straight away that I had to find out more about this
splendid dog. A few months later I returned to Western Australia and
spent two glorious weeks driving around collecting Red Dog stories and
visiting the places that he knew, writing up the text as I went along.
I hope my cat never finds out that I have written a story to celebrate the
life of a dog' Louis de Bernieres

Genres: Contemporary Fiction - Australia - Animals - Dogs - Contemporary Fiction - Historical Fiction 
Condition: Very good
Published: First published 2001. This edition published 2002 by Vintage
Pages: 119
ISBN: 0099429047
Weight: 110g