Description
When Paul's wife dies under mysterious circumstances, he becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth—and he believes his dog Lorelei may hold the key. Abandoning his ordinary life, Paul embarks on an extraordinary and increasingly desperate quest to teach his dog to communicate, convinced that she witnessed what happened that fateful day. As he pursues increasingly unconventional methods to unlock Lorelei's voice, the line between scientific inquiry and psychological unraveling begins to blur. This haunting novel explores grief, obsession, and the lengths we will go to answer the unanswerable, while examining the profound but ultimately unknowable bond between humans and animals. Carolyn Parkhurst crafts a deeply moving meditation on loss that challenges readers to question what we can truly know about those we love.
Available Editions
paperback
Back Bay Books
Published Jun 7, 2004
288 pages
ISBN: 9780316778503
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Details
First Published
2004
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Dogs of Babel by Carolyn Parkhurst.