{"product_id":"the-umwelt-of-iwar-d-j-donoghue-9798294162566","title":"The Umwelt of Iwar","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne man's deepening devotion to a horse becomes a reckoning with the suffering humans inflict on all animals, and the mercy found in their silent grace.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Lave Wistfell buys a promising racehorse named Iwar, he hopes to find an engaging diversion from the grief of his wife's death. But what begins as an innocent endeavor soon unravels into a devastating moral entanglement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Iwar trains each morning, he feels the proud eyes of his new owner upon him. In the peaceful afternoons, Lave returns to the stables with carrots for Iwar and the other horses. In their growing bond, Lave finds consolation and even joy. For Iwar, the tenderness and connection offer an enlivening respite from twenty-three hours a day of isolation in a stall. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYet their relationship is pressed upon by the forces of human dominion: commerce, corruption, and casual cruelty. Serving as Iwar's faithful \"Watchman\" becomes essential to Lave's identity. When he collides again and again with entrenched attitudes that imperil Iwar's well-being, he begins to crack under the weight of his own moral clarity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold through the intertwined perspectives of man and horse, \u003ci\u003eThe Umwelt of Iwar\u003c\/i\u003e unflinchingly examines the physical and emotional burdens of animal captivity. It exposes the human denial of animal consciousness that has long justified our dominion and exploitation, and raises difficult questions about humanity's role in a world meant to be shared by all of nature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e D. J. Donoghue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798294162566\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.48d","brand":"D. J. Donoghue","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47761317822719,"sku":"9798294162566","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_49f7e9c1-6638-4536-ae0b-b606ee91aa93.jpg?v=1765514979","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-umwelt-of-iwar-d-j-donoghue-9798294162566","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}