{"product_id":"9780062304612","title":"The Great Grisby : Two Thousand Years of Literary, Royal, Philosophical, and Artistic Dog Lovers and Their Exceptional Animals","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Great Grisby\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Mikita Brottman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA scholar, psychoanalyst, and cultural critic explores the multifaceted role dogs play in our world in this charming bestiary of dogs from literature, lore, and life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile gradually unveiling her eight-year love affair with her French bulldog, Grisby, Mikita Brottman ruminates on the singular bond between dogs and humans. Why do prevailing attitudes warn us against loving our pet “too much”? Is her relationship with Grisby nourishing or dysfunctional, commonplace or unique? Challenging the assumption that there’s something repressed and neurotic about those deeply connected to a dog, she turns her keen eye on the many ways in which dog is the mirror of man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Great Grisby\u003c\/em\u003e is organized into twenty-six alphabetically arranged chapters, each devoted to a particular human-canine union drawn from history, art, philosophy, or literature. Here is Picasso’s dachshund Lump; Freud’s chow Yofi; Bill Sikes’s mutt Bull’s Eye in \u003cem\u003eOliver Twist\u003c\/em\u003e; and Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s spaniel Flush, whose biography was penned by Virginia Woolf. There are royal dogs, like Prince Albert’s greyhound Eos, and dogs cherished by authors, like Thomas Hardy’s fox terrier, Wessex. Brottman’s own beloved Grisby serves as an envoy for sniffing out these remarkable companions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuirky and delightful, and peppered with incisive personal reflections and black-and-white sketches portraying a different dog and its owner drawn by the enormously talented Davina “Psamophis” Falcão, \u003cem\u003eThe Great Grisby\u003c\/em\u003e reveals how much dogs have to teach us about empathy, happiness, love—and what it means to be human.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“Utterly delightful and beautifully written…the greatest pleasure of this wonderful book is reading about the author’s love for Grisby…Her descriptions of the two of them spending the day quietly at home is mesmerizing in its ability to remind us of the simple pleasure of hanging together, dog and person.”\u003cbr\u003e“If THE GREAT GRISBY were a meal, it would satisfy (at last) even the hungriest of dogs, and the most discerning of passionate log lovers. No kibble, a feast. I devoured it in one savory bite.”\u003cbr\u003e“Brottman writes amusingly and often movingly of the relationships between dozens of writers and artists and their canine friends, along the way exploring her own devotion to Grisby, a charismatic if at times bumptious French bulldog…Brottman’s research is deep and her storytelling compelling.”\u003cbr\u003e“I have read thousands of books in my 81 years and this is the only one that has made me happy...learned, spritely.”\u003cbr\u003e“Amazing… If you love animals and are an aficionado of dogs this is a wonderful look at the trials and tribulations of those in the past as they come to terms with the differing personalities of the pets they call their own.”\u003cbr\u003e“Part history book and part memoir, THE GREAT GRISBY is a fascinating exploration of how dogs have changed people and the world in myriad ways.”\u003cbr\u003e“In her paeans to her pet, Brottman evokes the joys of dog ownership. … Avid dog lovers will relish the digressions into literature and history, as well as the assurance that the love between dog and human can be as deep as any other kind of love.”\u003cbr\u003e“More than just a collection of fun dog stories, Brottman’s book illuminates the symbiotic relationship between people and canines, offering insights into the human condition through the lens of our four-footed friends.”\u003cbr\u003e“Insightful and utterly fascinating …THE GREAT GRISBY is a rich and enthralling book about the powerful bond between humans and dogs.”\u003cbr\u003e“Filled with marvelous anecdotes and insights, The Great Grisby (named for the author’s beloved French bulldog) explores human-dog bonds in history, art, mythology and literature… lively.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780062304612\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":41074804654286,"sku":"9780062304612","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780062304612.jpg?v=1648696279","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780062304612","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}