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Fifteen dogs by andré alexis6/2/2023 ![]() ![]() What is it about dogs that made you choose them to write a story that ultimately is, at least to me, about what it is that makes us human? Why did you choose dogs? I mean, I would have thought it would have been a dog that would have lived with you. And so Tom's character, Majnoun, is based on a black poodle named Perkins, who I encountered maybe five times in my life before Perkins died. You were in the presence of Perkins, and that consideration and calm and majesty is something that I really reacted to. And I swear, if the word "regal" applies to any being, it applies to Perkins. But, you know, the real source of that poodle was a black poodle named Perkins, who we met while walking dogs, as you do. And in some ways, the poodle that is played by Tom Rooney is based on Leah. Leah is my partner's daughter, Laila is the dog that Catherine and I had. You know, it's funny because I adore Leah - er, Laila. ![]() Of all of the dogs you've had in your past, what is your favourite?Īndre: Oh, that's a tough one. Tom: I want to start with a hard hitting question, given that this is the CBC and we're here to take people to account. The full interview with André Alexis is available on our podcast, Q with Tom Power. He tells Tom about the acclaimed stage adaptation of his book, on now at Crow's Theatre in Toronto, and how dogs can show us what it means to be human. In his award-winning novel Fifteen Dogs, André Alexis imagined what would happen if our canine friends were given human consciousness. ![]()
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