White Dog

White Dog offers multiple illustrations of racism, experienced and at times reversed: in the novel’s central thread, Keys, the Black trainer, does everything he can to turn “White Dog into Black Dog,” a cold act of revenge in which he uses the same methods to oppress white people in turn. Beyond the fable, Gary is addressing an America gripped by the demons of endemic racism and the problem of minorities, at a time when Jean Seberg’s activism gave Gary the opportunity to closely frequent the liberal circles of Hollywood mobilizing in favor of Black Americans, toward whom he showed considerable irony.

The paperback edition appeared one year after the original publication.
A very fine copy of the rare first printing.