Andrew O'Hagan - The Life and Opinions of Maf the Dog...

Financial Times“In this fictional universe even insects discuss Nietzsche...” Maf is both a sympathetic portrait of Monroe and a study of America on the brink of losing its innocence. But, as the title – which alludes to the shaggiest dog story of them all – suggests, this is a tale that’s as much about digressions...

Scotsman“Maf is a wry chancer, a boundless optimist, a laughing philosopher... ” It's a novel with footnotes, lists, break-out songs, poetry, shameless name-dropping and an essayist's eclectic range: O'Hagan, via Maf, gives a tour of animals in literature that others might have used for a doctoral thesis...

The Independent“Witty at times, whimsical at others...” The problem with Maf is that he never comes to embody a soul, remaining part-witness, part-eavesdropper, unbelievable until the end...

The Times“Doggedly determined to stretch out a whimsical conceit...” Burdened with jocosity and ponderous cultural allusion, this novel seems unlikely to snap up many literary awards, but it could be a shoo-in for a rosette at Crufts.

The Telegraph“Marvellously imaginative, clever, entertaining and profoundly melancholy...” In this memoir of his life with Marilyn, her pet offers a startling insight into Hollywood, psychotherapy, politics and literary in-fighting, as well as a private portrait of one of the world’s most famous and troubled women.

Guardian“A subtle, funny and moving study of America...” Maf the canine savant is a shrewd observer of the modern age and of the American century, a veritable Tocqueville for our times...

The New Yorker“Not yet reviewed”

The New York Times“Not yet reviewed”

Publishers Weekly“Not yet reviewed”

Economist“Not yet reviewed”