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  • Published: 11 March 2008
  • ISBN: 9780307276872
  • Imprint: Knopf US
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $45.00
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The Color of a Dog Running Away




Lucas, a musician and translator, comes home one day to find a cryptic postcard on his doorstep. This postcard sets in motion a series of bizarre, seemingly interconnected events, leading Lucas and his girlfriend, Nuria, to be kidnapped by a religious cult with roots stretching back to the thirteenth century.

Seeking guidance from a fire-eater, a band of mythic roof-dwellers, and his deeply skeptical friends, Lucas must figure out who to believe-or who can believe him. In his internationally acclaimed debut, Richard Gwyn takes us on a gripping ride of faith and deceit through Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.

  • Published: 11 March 2008
  • ISBN: 9780307276872
  • Imprint: Knopf US
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $45.00
Categories:

Praise for The Color of a Dog Running Away

"A compelling novel.... Gwyn imbues Lucas with a fertile and contrasting perspective.... Gwyn's beautifully precise imagery includes... tantalizing symbols.... A talent to watch." --Newsday

"This debut novel takes the reader on a wild but entertaining ride through historic Barcelona.... The writing is delicious." --Deseret Morning News

"The best novel of the year." --The Bookseller (UK)

"Evoke[s] the exhilarating unpredictability of urban life. . . . Gwyn's plot is humming." --The Washington Post