Joseph O'Neill

An Uneasy New Life in Dubai in Joseph O'Neill's Novel The Dog

The Leonard Lopate Show | Sep 9, 2014

Joseph O’Neill, the author of the best-selling and award-winning Netherland, discusses his new novel, The Dog, a tale of alienation and heartbreak in Dubai. After breaking up with his long-term girlfriend, the unnamed protagonist leaves New York to take an unusual job as the “family officer” of a capricious and very rich family in a strange desert metropolis of Dubai.

The Dog by Joseph O'Neill
The Dog by Joseph O'Neill

 

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