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Edition · 2024-05-07 · Hardcover

Buster: A Dog

GPGeorge Pelecanos
2024
year of publication
88
pages
English (United States)
language
Hardcover
cover
Publisher
Akashic Books
ISBN-13
978-16-3614-170-1
EAN
9781636141701
Publication date
2024-05-07
Book
Buster: A Dog · 1 edition
The publisher on this edition

EVER WONDER WHAT GOES ON IN THE MIND OF A DOG? Buster: A Dog is the story of one dog''s lifelong journey, as told by Buster himself. Buster, a strong and proud boxer, spends his early days with a loving family in a public housing complex in Washington, DC. Abruptly, he is taken away by an abusive, alcoholic man, plunging Buster into a challenging, nightmarish existence. Over the course of his life, he will experience homelessness, tragedy, a harrowing stay in a kill shelter, and acts of kindness, including his adoption by an older gentleman grieving the death of his wife. At his peak, Buster lives with a young marijuana dealer who runs a profitable but dangerous business in the city. Along the way, Buster befriends other dogs and witnesses the best and worst aspects of humanity. As the seasons change, and change again, he begins to understand the finality of existence and in turn learns to appreciate the gift of life.