num_pages: 208
description: J.R. Ackerley's German shepherd Tulip was skittish, possessive, and wild, but he loved her deeply. This clear-eyed and wondering, humorous and moving book, described by Christopher Isherwood as one of the "greatest masterpieces of animal literature," is her biography, a work of faultless and respectful observation that transcends the seeming modesty of its subject. In telling the story of his beloved Tulip, Ackerley has written a book that is a profound and subtle meditation on the strangeness abiding at the heart of all relationships.
language: English
title: My Dog Tulip
titlecomplete: My Dog Tulip
genres: Audiobook, Biography, Animals, Dogs, Literature, Classics, British Literature, Nonfiction, Memoir, Biography Memoir
ratings_count: 1951
publisher: NYRB Classics