by Peter Mayle · Knopf · tapa dura · ISBN 9780679441229
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«A Dog's Life» is a humorous novel by Peter Mayle, published by Knopf in hardcover (192 pages, in English).
The book narrates the life of Boy, a dog adopted by Peter Mayle in Provence, from his own perspective. Boy tells how he goes from humble beginnings to ruling his owners' house: his disdain for hunters, his fondness for chickens, his romantic encounters, and his run-ins with plumbers.
The book, published in 1995, includes drawings by Edward Koren; the cover presents it as «A Novel by the Author of A Year in Provence».
This novel is suitable for readers who enjoy humor, animal stories, and novels set in Provence.
Peter Mayle was a British businessman turned author who moved to France in the 1980s. He wrote a series of bestselling memoirs of his life there, beginning with A Year in Provence (1989).
