Recital of the Dog

A successful artist shoots a dog harassing his cows and descends into madness in this dark novel by the Tony Award–winning author of Sticks and Bones . In classic works such as Hurlyburly and Streamers , David Rabe’s depictions of violence and the dark side of the human psyche have won him widespread acclaim. In Recital of the Dog , a painter who has left urban chaos for the country soon finds his hopes of tranquility shattered by a marauding intruder—a dog that torments his small herd of cows.