My dog Tulip
About this book
J.R. Ackerley's German shepherd Tulip was skittish, possessive, and wild, but he loved her deeply. This clear-eyed and wondering, humorous and moving book, described by Christopher Isherwood as one of the "greatest masterpieces of animal literature," is her biography, a work of faultless and respectful observation that transcends the seeming modesty of its subject. In telling the story of his beloved Tulip, Ackerley has written a book that is a profound and subtle meditation on the strangeness abiding at the heart of all relationships.
Subjects
- 20th century
- anecdotes
- authors, biography
- authors, english
- biography
- dog owners
- dogs
- dogs, anecdotes
- english authors
- folklore
- german shepherd dog
- great britain
- human-animal relationships
- legends and stories