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Book SynopsisThe second novel by the Man Booker Prize shortlisted author Madeleine Thien is "beautiful, deeply moving, [and] addresses universal questions" (
Independent).
Trade Review"The strife in Indo-China has inspired some astonishing writing in recent decades…
Dogs at the Perimeter belongs with the best of such works. But it also tells a more universal story about being borne back into the past—and the inescapability of history." -- Economist
"Fiction like this, clear-eyed and truthful, can give a shape to the chaos of history…The quiet elegance of Thien’s writing makes a brutal story powerful and moving." -- The Times (London)
"Utterly convincing in how it weighs the psychological damage inflicted by a regime that demands denial of family, friends and self as a condition of survival." -- Financial Times
"The beauty of Madeleine Thien’s prose doesn’t reside only in its clarity and elegance. She’s a surveyor of damaged lives, and her characters no longer possess the requisite layers of skin to protect them from what they have endured, and what they remember. Thien, a deeply empathetic writer, enfolds her wounded creations in morally precise language, offering the consolation of, in effect, storytelling." -- Charles Foran - Globe and Mail
"[
Dogs at the Perimeter] captures the random terror and chaos of Year Zero and presents a credible portrait of Phnom Penh…Thien’s observations of the ravaged country maintain a fine balance between lyricism and horror." -- Alfred Hickling - Guardian
