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The Dogs of Babel

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The Dogs of Babel	comment	Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })The Dogs of Babel (also known as Lorelei's Secret in the UK) is the debut novel of Carolyn Parkhurst. It was one of The New York Times Notable Fiction & Poetry books of 2003. The novel became a best-seller.Linguist Paul Iverson's entire life changes when a policeman calls to tell him his wife, Lexy Ransome, has died falling from an apple tree. The only witness to the event is their dog, Lorelei. Paul returns home to find strange "clues" left by Lexy: a rearranged bookcase, a mysterious phone call, and other hints that Lexy's death is not what it initially seemed.Grief-stricken and determined to solve the mystery, Paul embarks on the strange mission to teach Lorelei how to communicate with him so she can retell the tragic events of Lexy's death. Along the way, Paul recounts his relationship with Lexy and fights to untangle himself from a dangerous web of former "scientists" who shared his goal to teach dogs to communicate with humankind.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })A movie adaptation has been rumored for the near future. Steve Carell is slated to play the part of Paul.
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The Dogs of Babel / int_40cc0c7e	comment	Bittersweet Ending: Paul discovers Lexy's death was a suicide. Lorelei lost her larynx courtesy of the Cerberus Society but is back safe with Paul. The novel ends with Paul slowly growing past his grief and going out with the nice woman he met at the animal shelter.
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The Dogs of Babel / int_c78c0896	comment	Big Friendly Dog: Lorelei, the Rhodesian Ridgeback
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The Dogs of Babel / int_d802f2af	comment	Animal Testing: Of the illegal and not even morally ambiguous variety from The Cerberus Society. What they do to dogs in an effort to make them "speak" is straight up animal cruelty in the name of science.
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