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Fifteen Dogs

Tenth Anniversary Edition

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WINNER OF CANADA READSWINNER OF THE GILLER PRIZEWINNER OF THE WRITERS' TRUST FICTION PRIZEA special edition celebrating the tenth anniversary of André Alexis’s modern masterpiece, with a foreword by Eileen Myles and an afterword by André Alexis.— I wonder, said Hermes, what it would be like if animals had human intelligence.— I'll wager a year's servitude, answered Apollo, that animals –... ... Read more

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WINNER OF CANADA READSWINNER OF THE GILLER PRIZEWINNER OF THE WRITERS' TRUST FICTION PRIZEA special edition celebrating the tenth anniversary of André Alexis’s modern masterpiece, with a foreword by Eileen Myles and an afterword by André Alexis.— I wonder, said Hermes, what it would be like if animals had human intelligence.— I'll wager a year's servitude, answered Apollo, that animals –...
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Other Worlds

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**Winner of The Story Prize • Longlisted for the 2025 Giller Prize • Shortlisted for the 2025 Toronto Book Award • A Globe and Mail Best Book of 2025The award-winning author of Fifteen Dogs conjures up worlds – real, invented, uncanny – in this ingenious, electrifying collection.**A Trinidadian Obeah man finds himself reborn, a hundred years after his death, in the body of a Canadian child. A ... Read more

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**Winner of The Story Prize • Longlisted for the 2025 Giller Prize • Shortlisted for the 2025 Toronto Book Award • A Globe and Mail Best Book of 2025The award-winning author of Fifteen Dogs conjures up worlds – real, invented, uncanny – in this ingenious, electrifying collection.**A Trinidadian Obeah man finds himself reborn, a hundred years after his death, in the body of a Canadian child. A
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Pastoral

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André Alexis brings a modern sensibility and a new liveliness to an age-old genre, the pastoral.SHORTLISTED FOR THE WRITERS' TRUST OF CANADA FICTION PRIZEONE OF THE GLOBE AND MAIL'S GLOBE 100: BEST BOOKS OF 2014There were plans for an official welcome. It was to take place the following Sunday. But those who came to the rectory on Father Pennant's second day were the ones who could not resist ... Read more

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André Alexis brings a modern sensibility and a new liveliness to an age-old genre, the pastoral.SHORTLISTED FOR THE WRITERS' TRUST OF CANADA FICTION PRIZEONE OF THE GLOBE AND MAIL'S GLOBE 100: BEST BOOKS OF 2014There were plans for an official welcome. It was to take place the following Sunday. But those who came to the rectory on Father Pennant's second day were the ones who could not resist
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Ring

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THE GLOBE AND MAIL BEST BOOKS OF 2021CBC BOOKS THE BEST CANADIAN FICTION OF 2021A fresh take on the romance novel from the Giller Prize–winning author of Fifteen DogsFrom their first meeting, it was clear that Gwen and Tancred were meant to be together. But, as we know, the course of true love never did run smooth.Gwen’s mother, intuiting that her ... ... Read more

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THE GLOBE AND MAIL BEST BOOKS OF 2021CBC BOOKS THE BEST CANADIAN FICTION OF 2021A fresh take on the romance novel from the Giller Prize–winning author of Fifteen DogsFrom their first meeting, it was clear that Gwen and Tancred were meant to be together. But, as we know, the course of true love never did run smooth.Gwen’s mother, intuiting that her ...
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The Hidden Keys

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 TRILLIUM BOOK AWARDNATIONAL POST 99 BEST BOOKS OF 2016Giller Prize winner André Alexis’s contemporary take on the quest narrative is an instant classic.Parkdale’s Green Dolphin is a bar of ill repute, and it is there that Tancred Palmieri, a thief with elegant and erudite tastes, meets Willow Azarian, an aging heroin addict. She reveals to Tancred that her very wealthy ... Read more

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 TRILLIUM BOOK AWARDNATIONAL POST 99 BEST BOOKS OF 2016Giller Prize winner André Alexis’s contemporary take on the quest narrative is an instant classic.Parkdale’s Green Dolphin is a bar of ill repute, and it is there that Tancred Palmieri, a thief with elegant and erudite tastes, meets Willow Azarian, an aging heroin addict. She reveals to Tancred that her very wealthy
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A

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A is a work of fiction in which André Alexis presents the compelling narrative of Alexander Baddeley, a Toronto book reviewer obsessed with the work of the elusive and mythical poet Avery Andrews. Baddeley is in awe of Andrews's ability as a poet—more than anything he wants to understand the inspiration behind his work—so much so that, following in the footsteps of countless pilgrims throughout ... Read more

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A is a work of fiction in which André Alexis presents the compelling narrative of Alexander Baddeley, a Toronto book reviewer obsessed with the work of the elusive and mythical poet Avery Andrews. Baddeley is in awe of Andrews's ability as a poet—more than anything he wants to understand the inspiration behind his work—so much so that, following in the footsteps of countless pilgrims throughout
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Days by Moonlight

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Gulliver’s Travels meets The Underground Railroad: a road trip through the countryside – and the psyche – by the author of Fifteen Dogs.Longlisted for the 2019 Giller PrizeBotanist Alfred Homer, ever hopeful and constantly surprised, is invited on a road trip by his parents’ friend, Professor Morgan Bruno, who wants company as he tries to unearth the story of the mysterious poet John Skennen. But ... Read more

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Gulliver’s Travels meets The Underground Railroad: a road trip through the countryside – and the psyche – by the author of Fifteen Dogs.Longlisted for the 2019 Giller PrizeBotanist Alfred Homer, ever hopeful and constantly surprised, is invited on a road trip by his parents’ friend, Professor Morgan Bruno, who wants company as he tries to unearth the story of the mysterious poet John Skennen. But
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Despair and Other Stories of Ottawa

by André Alexis ...

These eight stories reveal a world that’s both recognizable and strange: cities of anxiety and violence, where quiet inhabitants lead outwardly banal lives that conceal sinister interiors. The premises, both fantastic and surreal, are also eerily plausible; they often follow the logic of dreams where the real can appear in disguise. Though geographically rooted, the setting – from Ottawa to ... Read more

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These eight stories reveal a world that’s both recognizable and strange: cities of anxiety and violence, where quiet inhabitants lead outwardly banal lives that conceal sinister interiors. The premises, both fantastic and surreal, are also eerily plausible; they often follow the logic of dreams where the real can appear in disguise. Though geographically rooted, the setting – from Ottawa to
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Childhood

A Novel

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**National BestsellerWinner of the Chapters/Books in Canada First Novel Award and the Trillium Award, and shortlisted for The Giller Prize and the Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, Childhood is renowned and critically acclaimed author André Alexis' stunning first novel.**Originally published in 1998, Childhood introduced many readers to the virtuosic talents of André Alexis, one of Canada's most ... Read more

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**National BestsellerWinner of the Chapters/Books in Canada First Novel Award and the Trillium Award, and shortlisted for The Giller Prize and the Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, Childhood is renowned and critically acclaimed author André Alexis' stunning first novel.**Originally published in 1998, Childhood introduced many readers to the virtuosic talents of André Alexis, one of Canada's most
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Fifteen Dogs

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— I wonder, said Hermes, what it would be like if animals had human intelligence.— I'll wager a year's servitude, answered Apollo, that animals – any animal you like – would be even more unhappy than humans are, if they were given human intelligence.And so it begins: a bet between the gods Hermes and Apollo leads them to grant human consciousness and language to a group of dogs overnighting at a ... Read more

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— I wonder, said Hermes, what it would be like if animals had human intelligence.— I'll wager a year's servitude, answered Apollo, that animals – any animal you like – would be even more unhappy than humans are, if they were given human intelligence.And so it begins: a bet between the gods Hermes and Apollo leads them to grant human consciousness and language to a group of dogs overnighting at a
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The Night Piece

Collected Short Fiction

by André Alexis ...

A career-spanning collection of stories from the author of Fifteen Dogs, winner of the Scotiabank Giller Prize, the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, and Canada Reads.Vivid, profound, moving, and with moments of sly humour, the stories in The Night Piece reveal worlds both familiar and deeply strange. Drawing from Alexis's acclaimed debut collection, Despair and Other Stories of Ottawa, and the ... Read more

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A career-spanning collection of stories from the author of Fifteen Dogs, winner of the Scotiabank Giller Prize, the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, and Canada Reads.Vivid, profound, moving, and with moments of sly humour, the stories in The Night Piece reveal worlds both familiar and deeply strange. Drawing from Alexis's acclaimed debut collection, Despair and Other Stories of Ottawa, and the
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Fifteen Dogs

Tenth Anniversary Edition

by André Alexis ...

Narrated by André Alexis ...

Unabridged

6 hours 58 min

WINNER OF THE 2015 GILLER PRIZEWINNER OF THE 2015 WRITERS’ TRUST FICTION PRIZEA special edition celebrating the tenth anniversary of André Alexis’s modern masterpiece, with a foreword by Eileen Myles and an afterword by André Alexis.— I wonder, said Hermes, what it would be like if animals had human intelligence.— I'll wager a year's servitude, answered Apollo, that animals – any animal you like – ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

WINNER OF THE 2015 GILLER PRIZEWINNER OF THE 2015 WRITERS’ TRUST FICTION PRIZEA special edition celebrating the tenth anniversary of André Alexis’s modern masterpiece, with a foreword by Eileen Myles and an afterword by André Alexis.— I wonder, said Hermes, what it would be like if animals had human intelligence.— I'll wager a year's servitude, answered Apollo, that animals – any animal you like –
... Read more

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