The Frog
The Frog by John Hawkes, published by Penguin Publishing Group in September 1997, is a reprint edition comprising 191 pages. This work presents a unique narrative centered around a French child who, while asleep beside a lily pond just before the First World War, swallows a frog. The story unfolds as the creature mysteriously survives within him, influencing the boy’s life and interactions with an exhilarating power over others.
Readers will find that The Frog delves into themes such as the culinary arts, the limits of belief, and the darker allure of illness. The narrative serves as a mock philosophical treatise, exploring complex ideas about eroticism and the human experience. Through its brilliantly styled prose, this parable examines the intricate qualities that define humanity, offering a thought-provoking perspective on violence and illusion.
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A French child, asleep beside a lily pond shortly before the First World War, swallows a frog. Mysteriously, the creature survives within him and endures throughout the boy’s life filled with an exhilarating power over others. The Frog becomes a mock philosophical treatise on the culinary arts, the limits of belief, the sinister appeal of illness, and — as the frog usurps even Pascal’s sexuality — eroticism. This brilliantly styled parable of violence and illusion explores with aching poignancy the very qualities that make us human.
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