{"product_id":"a-taipei-mutt-eric-mader-9781542845854","title":"A Taipei Mutt","description":"Arriving in Taiwan to begin a stint teaching English, Louis K. allows himself to be seduced by a woman in a bank. Back at her apartment, she turns out to be a witch, and after changing him into a Scotch terrier mutt, adds him to her backyard kennel of previous conquests, all now dogs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThus begins Louis' canine life in Taiwan's capital. Once set loose on Taipei's streets, he seeks the key to getting himself changed back. But as the weeks turn into months, he finds his human personality is slipping away, swallowed up by ever sharper canine senses and an ever weakening grip on his once human self. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA zany, multilayered satire of expat expectation and cultural vertigo.\u003cp\u003e[\u003ci\u003eThis is a substantially re-edited 2017 edition of the original novel.\u003c\/i\u003e]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn engrossing read . . . A remarkable and high-spirited performance. It's the sort of book that could overnight easily become a local cult item.\u003c\/i\u003e -Taipei Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRecreates the streets of a vibrant, tawdry and little-known Asian city. Future critics will consecrate Mader as the Defoe of Dogdom.\u003c\/i\u003e -Ryu Makoto, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hospitality of Circumstance\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCaught in the Act\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMader is . . . an endlessly fascinating eccentric, and absolutely everything he puts his hand to is very well worth reading.\u003c\/i\u003e -Bradley Winterton, author of \u003ci\u003eGladovia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric Mader\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1542845858\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781542845854\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.57d","brand":"Eric Mader","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43938324939007,"sku":"9781542845854","price":10.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_f7ac8a6a-22ca-4eaf-9c2d-dca45caf9c53.jpg?v=1681435032","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-taipei-mutt-eric-mader-9781542845854","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}