{"product_id":"the-bridegroom-was-a-dog","title":"The Bridegroom Was a Dog","description":"\u003cp\u003eMasterfully turning the rules of folklore and fable on their head, \u003cem\u003eThe Bridegroom Was a Dog i\u003c\/em\u003es a disarming and unforgettable modern classic. Its initial publication in 1998 garnered admiration from \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, which praised it as a \"fast-moving, mysteriously compelling tale that has the dream quality of Kafka.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Bridegroom Was a Dog\u003c\/em\u003e begins with a schoolteacher telling a fable to her students. In the fable, a princess promises her hand in marriage to a dog that has licked her bottom clean. The story takes an even stranger twist when that very dog appears to the schoolteacher in real life as a doglike man. A romantic -- and sexual -- courtship develops, much to the chagrin of her friends, who have suspicions about the man's identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 0811239969\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780811239967\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Tawada, Yoko, Mitsutani, Margaret\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"New Directions Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover (Nov 2025)","offer_id":46080369197253,"sku":"9780811239967","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780811239967.jpg?v=1776036677","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/the-bridegroom-was-a-dog","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}