Fifteen Dogs: An Apologue is a novel by Canadian writer André Alexis. Published by Coach House Books in 2015, the novel was the winner of the 2015 Scotiabank Giller Prize[1] and the 2015 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize,[2] as well as the 2017 edition of Canada Reads.[3][4]
It is the second novel in a planned cycle of a five-novel quincunx that Alexis will use to examine faith, place, love, power and hatred, the first being Pastoral, which was published in 2014.[5]
An apologue, the novel tells the story of a group of 15 dogs, kennelled at a veterinary clinic in Toronto, who are suddenly gifted by the gods with human consciousness and language.[6]
^Ian McGillis, "Andre Alexis wins Giller Prize for Fifteen Dogs". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, November 12, 2015.
^Deborah Dundas, "Andre Alexis wins Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize". Toronto Star, November 3, 2015.
^Sadaf Ahsan, "André Alexis crowned Canada Reads 2017 winner for Fifteen Dogs, defended by Humble The Poet". National Post, March 30, 2017.
^Chris Young,
"'Fifteen Dogs' by Andre Alexis wins 2017 Canada Reads debates", Vancouver Sun, March 30, 2017.
^Keeler, Emily M. (November 13, 2015). "André Alexis's Giller-winning novel throws philosophy to the dogs". National Post. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
^Safa Jinje, "Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis: Review". Toronto Star, March 28, 2015.
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