Dog Island

By Philippe Claudel, Euan Cameron (translator),

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From the author of Grey Souls and Brodeck's Report: a chilling island fable of murder, exploitation and complicity

"A parable about modern migration that is also the kind of detective story Mikhail Bulgakov might have written: visionary and darkly humourous" Lucy Hughes-Hallet, New Statesman BOOKS OF THE YEAR

"A timely…

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1 author picked Dog Island as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I loved this book because it transported me to a sleepy Mediterranean island. The writing is so atmospheric that I felt like I was walking across the beach, gazing up at a slumbering volcano, with the sun scorching the back of my neck.

The story proved that buried secrets can rise up from a community’s collective memory and break it apart. It resonated with my personal experience at the time. My partner turned out to be a man with buried secrets, including a child he had kept secret. The novel’s shattering revelations echoed powerfully with the drama I was facing.…

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