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category: Fiction
published: Feb 2023
ISBN:9781487004170
publisher: House of Anansi Press Inc

In a Land without Dogs the Cats Learn to Bark

A Novel

by Jonathan Garfinkel

tagged: literary, political, historical
Description

In his wildly ambitious and darkly funny debut novel, Jonathan Garfinkel probes the fractured nature of identity, the necessity of lies, and the bloody legacy of the Soviet Empire.

Spanning generations, continents, and cultures, In a Land without Dogs the Cats Learn to Bark is an electric tale about a nation trying to emerge from the shadow of the Soviet Union to embrace Western democracy. Driven by a complexly plotted mystery that leads from Moscow to Toronto to Tbilisi, punctuated by wild car chases and drunken jazz reveries, and featuring an eccentric cast of characters including Georgian performance artists, Chechen warlords, and KGB spies, Garfinkel delivers a story that questions the price of freedom and laughs at the answer.

With exhilarating prose reminiscent of Rachel Kushner and more twists than a John le Carré thriller, In a Land without Dogs the Cats Learn to Bark is a daring, nuanced, and spectacularly entertaining novel by an exceptional talent.

About the Author

Jonathan Garfinkel is a playwright and poet living in Toronto. He has a MA in Creative Writing from the University of Toronto.

Awards
  • Commended, A 49th Shelf 2023 Best Book of the Year
Editorial Reviews

Suspense-driven prose that jumps through time and milks the temporal gap for dramatic tension. … Garfinkel navigates the complex environment of post-Soviet Georgia with confidence, drawing persuasively from the country’s political history to contextualize his characters’ personal narratives.

— Quill & Quire

This is a complex story with a theme of lies and deception in the Soviet Union, a land with a history of terror used to control the public. Garfinkel shows the chaos that ensues when a corrupt system falls apart, only to be replaced by one not fully realized.

— Miramichi Reader

Cinematic … In a Land without Dogs the Cats Learn to Bark is an entertaining, sometimes funny book, perhaps more Graham Greene than John le Carré … Garfinkel’s novel is at its best at high speeds, twisting through city streets and dirt tracks.

— Literary Review of Canada

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