In classic works such as Hurlyburly and Streamers, David Rabe's depictions of violence and the dark side of the human psyche have won him widespread acclaim. In Recital of the Dog, a painter who has left urban chaos for the country soon finds his hopes of tranquillity shattered by a marauding intruder-a dog that torments his small herd of cows. Desperate to restore order to his world, the man shoots the dog, unwittingly unleashing a nightmare on himself. This is a tale of creation and destruction, crime and punishment, rife with insight and black comedy.
- ISBN10 0802196926
- ISBN13 9780802196927
- Publish Date 1 December 2007 (first published 24 February 2000)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Grove Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 322
- Language English