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001			038102
005			20231009192647.0
008			230126s20072007aus 000 1 eng d
020			_a9781741756067
082	1		_aFIC KRE _2
100	1		_aDe Kretser, Michelle
245	1	0	_aThe lost dog : _ba novel _c/ Michelle De Kretser
260			_aCrows Nest, NSW _b: Allen & Unvin _c, 2007
300			_a343 p. _c; 20 cm
520			_aTom Loxley, an Indian-Australian professor, is less concerned with finishing his book on Henry James than with finding his dog, who is lost in the Australian bush. Joining his daily hunt is Nelly Zhang, an artist whose husband disappeared mysteriously years before Tom met her. Although Nelly helps him search for his beloved pet, Tom isn't sure if he should trust this new friend. Tom has preoccupations other than his book and Nelly and his missing dog, mainly concerning his mother, who is suffering from the various indignities of old age. He is constantly drawn from the cerebral to the primitive - by his mother's infirmities, as well as by Nelly's attractions.
546			_aEnglish
586			_aLonglisted 2008 Man booker Prize
586			_aWinner of the 2008 Christina Stead Prize for fiction
586			_aWinner NSW Premier's Literary Awards Book of the Year
650		4	_aAuthors _v--Fiction
651		4	_aAustralia _v--Fiction
651		4	_aIndia _v--Fiction
655		4	_aMystery fiction
942			_cMO
999			_c246681 _d246681