The Dog Fighter (36 page)

About the Author

M
ARC
B
OJANOWSK
i graduated from the University of California at Berkeley and received his MFA in creative writing from the New School. His writing has appeared in
The Literary Review
. He lives in northern California.

 

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“
The Dog Fighter
makes for an auspicious debut. . . . Bojanowski vividly conjures the voice of a strong, confused soul straining against desires and limitations he only half comprehends.”

—
Washington Post Book World

“This debut novel twists into a poetic justice that delves deeper than shocking bloodletting scenes.”

—
Chicago Tribune

“A debut novel that delivers. . . . Marc Bojanowski makes hay of high expectations.”

—
Interview

“
The Dog Fighter
is the most exciting debut I have read by an American writer since Jeffrey Eugenides'
The Virgin Suicides
. It is a relentless and remarkable achievement.”

—Geoff Dyer, author of
Out of Sheer Rage
and
Paris Trance

“A blood-sopped, sun-baked coming-of-age story. . . . Bojanowski doesn't settle for tilling an easy patch of soil, and this is partly what makes his novel so enjoyable. . . . Bojanowski's gambit pays off.”

—
San Francisco Chronicle

“Powerful. . . . What's remarkable is . . . how readily we become in thrall to the dog fighter's story. . . . There is much to admire in
The Dog Fighter
, not the least of which is Bojanowski's tenacious attention to physical detail.”

—
LA Weekly

“The novel's idyllic setting, finely drawn with precise details, is evocative and unique—the perfect backdrop to underscore the villagers' barbarity.”

—
Portland Oregonian

“Bojanowski's narrator has no name, but he is one of the most profoundly felt characters in recent fiction. Seeing his world, through his eyes, will change the way you look at ours.”

—Dale Peck, author of
Now It's Time to Say Goodbye
and
Martin and John

“Bojanowski . . . has a gift for detail and a relentless dedication to his imaginative world. It's Hemingway for hipsters.”

—
East Bay Express

“Bojanowski's first novel is not for the faint-hearted. . . . But others will find a compelling plot and a strong new voice in this disturbing tale of destiny, corruption, and redemption.”

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San Jose Mercury News

“An auspicious debut novel. . . . Bojanowski dispenses with most punctuation to produce a blank-verse, run-on effect. . . . It's a daring tactic, but Bojanowski pulls it off, drawing us into the narrator's mind and memory with a dreamlike transparency.”

—
Seattle Weekly

“Bojanowski's narrative is masterful. . . . He offers a sensitive interpretation of our expansionist history that manages to be remorseful but not simplistic, brave but not self-righteous. . . . The book is exceedingly readable and gripping.”

—
Nashville Scene

“A provocative debut. . . . Bojanowski is adept at charting the anxieties of a small city on the brink of expansion and the darkness of men's hearts.”

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Publishers Weekly

“The riveting plot and passionate characters are as spellbinding as the horrific fight scenes. An exceptional story of human loneliness and passion that will haunt every reader.”

—
Library Journal

Copyright

This book is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author's imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

A hardcover edition of this book was published in 2004 by William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

THE DOG FIGHTER
. Copyright © 2004 by Marc Bojanowski. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this ebook on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse-engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins ebooks.

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IRST
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ERENNIAL EDITION PUBLISHED 2005.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data has been applied for.

ISBN 0-06-059758-5 (pbk.)

Epub Edition © JANUARY 2013 ISBN: 9780062276209

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