{"product_id":"9781566893121","title":"The Way of the Dog","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Sam Savage [creates] some of the most original, unforgettable characters in contemporary fiction. . . . Readers are left with a voice so strong that Savage is able to derive significance from these events by sheer literary force.\"—Kevin Larimer, \u003ci\u003ePoets \u0026amp; Writers\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Savage's skill is in creating complex first-person characters using nothing but their own voice.\"—Carolyn Kellogg, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[Savage] creates one of the most intriguing stories—and one of the most vivid characters—that this reader has encountered this year.\"— \u003ci\u003eThe Writer\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSam Savage's most intimate, tender novel yet follows Harold Nivenson, a decrepit, aging man who was once a painter and arts patron. The death of Peter Meinenger, his friend turned romantic and intellectual rival, prompts him to ruminate on his own career as a minor artist and collector and make sense of a lifetime of gnawing doubt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver time, his bitterness toward his family, his gentrifying neighborhood, and the decline of intelligent artistic discourse gives way to a kind of peace within himself, as he emerges from the shadow of the past and finds a reason to live, every day, in \"the now.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eSam Savage\u003c\/b\u003e is the best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eFirmin: Adventures of a Metropolitan Lowlife\u003c\/i\u003e , \u003ci\u003eThe Cry of the Sloth\u003c\/i\u003e , and \u003ci\u003eGlass\u003c\/i\u003e . A native of South Carolina, Savage holds a PhD in philosophy from Yale University. He resides in Madison, Wisconsin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Coffee House Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47060312522992,"sku":"9781566893121","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781566893121_p0.jpg?v=1763773175","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781566893121","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}