Red Dog by Louis de Bernieres Introduction

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Red Dog

• By Louis de Bernieres

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Louis de Bernieres

• https//www.youtube.com/watch?vdq0DaWQd9G4
• Novelist
• Louis de Bernières is a British novelist most
  famous for his fourth novel, Captain Corelli's
  Mandolin. In 1993 de Bernières was selected as
  one of the "20 Best of Young British Novelists.
• Born December 8, 1954 (age 60), London, United
  Kingdom
• Movies Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Red Dog
• Education University of Manchester, De Montfort
  University, University of London, Victoria
  University of Manchester
• Children Sophie de Bernières, Robin de Bernières
• Awards Lannan Literary Award for Fiction

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• In 1998, Louis de Bernieresacclaimed author of
  Corellis Mandolincame upon a bronze statue in a
  town on Australias northwestern coast and was
  immediately compelled to know more about Red
  Dog. He did not have to go far everyone for
  hundreds of miles in every direction seemed to
  have a story about Red Dog. He was a Red Cloud
  Kelpie, a breed of sheepdog known for its energy
  and cleverness. But Red Dog was a kind of
  ultra-Kelpie, energetic and clever enough for an
  entire breed in himself. Dubbed a professional
  traveler rather than a stray, Red Dog
  established his own transportation system,
  hitchhiking between far-flung towns and female
  dogs in cars whose engine noises hed memorized
  and whose drivers hed charmed. The call of the
  wild was matched by the call of the supper dish
  Red Dogs appetite was as legendary as his
  exploits. Everyone wanted to adopt him (one group
  of workers made him a member of their union), but
  Red Dog would be adopted byor, more precisely,
  he would adoptonly one man a bus driver whose
  love life quickly began to suffer and who never
  quite recovered from Red Dogs relentlessly
  affectionate presence. Independent, clever, sly,
  stubborn, courageous and foolhardy, impatient
  with boredom and the boring, Red Dog endeared
  himself to (almost) everyone who crossed his
  path. These funny, surprising, and touching
  stories of his life are certain to endear him to
  every reader.

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• Red Dog is a drama set in West Australian, a
  lovable friendly red kelpie who found widespread
  fame as a result of his habit of travelling all
  over Western Australia, hitching rides over
  thousands of miles, settling in places for months
  at a time and adopting new families before
  heading off again to the next destination and
  another family sometimes returning to say
  hello years later. While visiting Australia,
  Louis de Bernières heard the legend of Red Dog
  and decided to do some research on this
  extraordinary story. After travelling to Western
  Australia and meeting countless people whod
  known and loved Red Dog, Louis decided to spread
  Red Dogs fame a little further. The result is an
  utterly charming tale of an amazing dog with
  places to go and people to see. Life enhancing.
  Literary Review

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Australia
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Western Australia
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Dampier
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Red Dog
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British accents and dialects

• https//www.youtube.com/watch?vEcQ4wsq6O74

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Australian English vs American English

• https//www.youtube.com/watch?vAWu3LhfA3fw

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Credits

• http//www.randomhouse.com.au/books/louis-de-berni
  eres/red-dog-9781742752259.aspx
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_de_BerniC3A8r
  es