My Dog Gave Me The Clap

by Adam Morris

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About the Book

The author swears this ISN’T a semi-autobiographical first novel. That’s just as well. Adam’s dog has already said he ‘resents the implication’ and we can only speculate as to what his chickens will say if, and when, they read chapter nine.

That said, this is a wonderfully grungy novel about Saul, a part-time muso and part-time teacher. Saul is the kind of guy who hangs out in his mate’s backyard planning the best way to acquit his unemployment benefit on booze. He’s trying to resolve the big questions in life — like what thoughts he should put in his negative thought diary, how to avoid the compulsory office teabreak and what the hell happened at last night’s drunken Akubra photoshoot.

One thing Saul knows already is that there are some gigs you don’t want to get. My Dog Gave Me The Clap is a discomforting, in your face, compelling and funny book about masculine identity and missed epiphanies.

Praise for the book
‘An amusing collection of short stories about Saul …He’s not someone you’d like as a friend but you’ll be fascinated and amused by his predicaments.’ — The West Australian

‘This book will really speak to the parts of people that struggle through daily drudgery with their work and haven’t found a passion or a purpose they believe in … And then there’s the truly hilarious and disgusting moments that are nicely summed up by the title.’ — TheBookNerd

‘ … I found My Dog Gave Me the Clap to be a funny, strange and compelling read.’ — A Wine Dark Sea

Category

Adult Fiction

Publication Year

2011

Edition

1

Publisher

Fremantle Press

ISBN13

9781921696985

HB/PB

Paperback

Format

B Format (198 x 128mm)

Pages

188

Other Editions

Ebook

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