The Power of the Dog, Thomas Savage
The Power of the Dog, Thomas Savage
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The Power of the Dog
A Novel

Author: Thomas Savage, Annie Proulx

Narrator: Chad Michael Collins, Annie Proulx

Unabridged: 8 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/19/2021


Synopsis

Now an Academy Award-winning Netflix film by Jane Campion, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten Dunst: Thomas Savage's acclaimed Western is "a pitch-perfect evocation of time and place" (Boston Globe) for fans of East of Eden and Brokeback Mountain.

Set in the wide-open spaces of the American West, The Power of the Dog is a stunning story of domestic tyranny, brutal masculinity, and thrilling defiance from one of the most powerful and distinctive voices in American literature. The novel tells the story of two brothers — one magnetic but cruel, the other gentle and quiet — and of the mother and son whose arrival on the brothers’ ranch shatters an already tenuous peace. From the novel’s startling first paragraph to its very last word, Thomas Savage’s voice — and the intense passion of his characters — holds readers in thrall.

"Gripping and powerful...A work of literary art." —Annie Proulx, from her afterword 

Reviews

Goodreads review by William2 on July 01, 2022

An exceptional novel. A story whose setting in the American west reminds me a little of Cormac McCarthy’s work. Now a film by Jane Campion — The Piano, An Angel At My Table, etc. It’s interesting to see how much content she did not use, almost 2/3 of the book. The happiness brother George has found w......more

Goodreads review by Gabriel on January 31, 2022

Un drama cruel e implacable que se cuece a fuego lento. Con personajes cuestionables y psicológicamente complejos. Sencillamente fascinante, certero y con un final escalofriante. Lo primero que noté al iniciar el libro es que tenía una ambientación muy lograda. Los personajes se desenvuelven en un en......more

Goodreads review by Carol on January 18, 2016

***This review probably contains some spoilers*** I just reread this novel, after losing track of it for a few years. It was just as emotionally powerful for me this time around. Beautiful, lean writing style with few wasted words...yet it still feels like an epic Western story of Montana ranch life......more

Goodreads review by James on December 13, 2021

Some writers dwell on the darker side of humanity, and their work can often feel brutal and bleak to the point of being unbearable. Other writers choose to emphasize the brighter side of humanity, at the risk of sometimes seeming too naively cheerful or cloyingly sweet. But the best writers (or at l......more