The Cowboy Dog by Nigel Cox (English) Paperback Book

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When Chester Farlowe's father is killed, Chester is forced to leave the vast cattle ranches of New Zealand's central volcanic plateau for the badlands of urban Auckland. This mythical story reconfigures the New Zealand experience with an absorbing coming-of-age tale.

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When Chester Farlowe's father is killed, Chester is forced to leave the vast cattle ranches of New Zealand's central volcanic plateau for the badlands of urban Auckland. Henry Stroud, proprietor of the I Fry takeaway wagon, takes him under his wing and rechristens him "Mr. Dog." Still full of anger six years later, Chester sets out to plot revenge on his father's killer and finds that he must contend with Boss Lennox, the Sultation Kid, and the seductive and inscrutable Miss Peet before he gets to the showdown. This mythical story reconfigures the New Zealand experience with an absorbing coming-of-age tale.

Author Biography

Nigel Cox was the author of several books, including Responsibility and Tarzan Presley, both runners-up in the Montana New Zealand Book Awards. He also helped lead the project team that created the Jewish Museum in Berlin.

Prizes

Runner-up for Montana New Zealand Book Awards: Fiction Category 2007

Details ISBN0864735448 Author Nigel Cox Short Title COWBOY DOG Language English ISBN-10 0864735448 ISBN-13 9780864735447 Media Book Format Paperback Imprint Victoria University Press Place of Publication Wellington Country of Publication New Zealand Birth 1951 Death 2006 DOI 10.1604/9780864735447 Pages 204 Publisher Te Herenga Waka University Press Year 2006 Publication Date 2006-01-11 DEWEY 823.914 Audience General Series The Cowboy Dog NZ Release Date 2006-01-11 We've got this

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