Download or read book The Bridegroom Was a Dog (New Directions Pearls) written by Yoko Tawada and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-27 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A schoolteacher tells her class a fable about a princess who promises her hand in marriage to a dog that has licked her bottom clean. Strangely, a doglike suitor then appears to court the teacher. Much to the chagrin of her friends, an odd romance ensues - simmering with secrets, chivalry, and sex.