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| Title | : | Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.37 (819 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1439190143 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-14 |
| Language | : | English |
About a boy and a dog Jessica Weissman Rin Tin Tin, who has been both a dog and a symbol for nearly 90 years, is the subject of Susan Orlean's latest book. She is one of our best narrative/observational nonfiction writers, on a level with the John McPhee of old, before he got obsessed with geology.This is her second book length piece, based more on research than on observation, and it shows. The writing is just as captivating as ever. Rin Tin Tin and his career are both interesting and throw light on both how movies have changed in 90 years and how the place of dogs in our. Five Stars Amazon Customer A very good read I always liked ring tin tin. "Hero Dogs" according to Marilyn Bayly. Anyone who loves dogs should have a copy of Rin Tin Tin he was a hero when I was young along with Greatheart who is mentioned in this book.
Did we, as a society, simply outgrow Rin Tin Tin? Was he undone by computer graphics technology, short attention spans, loss of ability to suspend disbelief, and a skeptical inability to anthropomorphize? Or did we simply heal the wounds inflicted by world wars and atrocities of the last century? Did Rin Tin Tin, who was found on the battlefield in World War I, come to the aid of an ailing society, and, having provided solace to the people, simply serve his purpose and move on? One can argue either point, but I like to think the latter is more fitting. And while they got paid, to be sure, their compensation was never commensurate with their efforts. But it was hard work, clever marketing, and sensitivity and understanding of the larger issues with which our society struggled that made the dog a hero. Because Rin Tin Tin, the hero, is larger than any one dog.Was the hero discovered or was he invented? I think a little
She lives with her family and her animals in upstate New York and may be reached at SusanOrlean and Twitter/SusanOrlean. . She is the author of seven books, including Rin Tin Tin, Saturday Night, and The Orchid Thief, which was made into the Academy Award–winning film Adaptation. Susan Orlean has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1992
One of the most acclaimed nonfiction books of 2011, Susan Orlean’s New York Times bestseller Rin Tin Tin is “an unforgettable book about the mutual devotion between one man and one dog” (The Wall Street Journal).He believed the dog was immortal. So begins Susan Orlean’s sweeping, powerfully moving account of Rin Tin Tin’s journey from abandoned puppy to movie star and international icon. Spanning almost one hundred years of histor
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