Meaning of dogoir | Babel Free

Definitions

A memoir featuring a dog.

neologism

Examples

“Her popularity, notes Copeland, seems to have been all but eclipsed when Marley bounded onto the scene. “Some very fine dogoirs have been published since then, all of them exploring the complex and intense relationship between dogs and their human companions. It wasn’t long before the popularity of dog books opened the category for other animals.””

““The Puppy Diaries,” based on a popular online column Ms. Abramson wrote for The Times from July 2009 to May 2010, is her account of the first year with a beautiful but predictably high-energy golden retriever. The book is a worthy addition to the crowded so-called dogoir genre, primarily for the candid glimpse it offers into the softer, personal — yes, even cuddly — side of one of the world’s most influential opinion shapers.”

“Our furry friends are dominating the publishing industry. Why are “dogoirs” doing so well?”

“Like other forms of creative nonfiction, the dogoir frequently straddles various categories. For example, the popular 2012 book by Teresa Rhyne, The Dog Lived (and So Will I), features characteristics of the illness narrative, humor writing, the dogoir, and the memoir—all wrapped up in a true-life tale about one beagle and his owner fighting cancer together.”

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