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Issue Details: First known date: 1980... 1980 Pig
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'Pig is an adventure-thriller about Alan Treval, a conservationist who sets out to trap a monstrous black pig whose lethal tusks have already massacred several dogs, and almost ripped a man to pieces.

'This feral fugitive assumes human proportions when it calculatingly evades capture and seems to be hell-bent on killing Treval, and his teenage son, Michael.

'Like an insane despot, this king piglords over the other wild pigs in the area and seems to mastermind the relentless destruction of the surrounding landscape.

'Treval enlists the support of a local farmer Tom Robbins and his daughter Anne. They join forces against the pig and even try to flush it out with a light plane piloted by Anne.

'Pig plunges us into a gripping chase sequence with Treval fighting a lethal animal, a harsh environment, and a pattern of senseless destruction by masses of ravaging feral pigs.

'The harrowing climax to the book will leave you in a state of nervous exhaustion and disquieted about the fragile balance between man and his environment.

'Pig epitomizes what can happen when nature goes out of control.'

Source: Goodreads.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Schwartz , 1980 .
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      Extent: 204p.
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Bloodhouse ; Tuna ; Pig Kenneth Cook , Ringwood : Penguin , 1988 Z361259 1988 selected work novel Ringwood : Penguin , 1988 pg. 217-389
Alternative title: La bête
Language: French
    • Paris,
      c
      France,
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Editions Autrement ,
      2014 .
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      Extent: 270p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 12 February 2014.
      ISBN: 9782746738621, 2746738627
    • Paris,
      c
      France,
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Pocket ,
      2015 .
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      Extent: 256p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 11 March 2015.
      ISBN: 9782290107997, 2290107999

Works about this Work

Men and Beast John Miles , 1980 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 3 May 1980; (p. 35)

— Review of Pig Kenneth Cook , 1980 single work novel
Men and Beast John Miles , 1980 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 3 May 1980; (p. 35)

— Review of Pig Kenneth Cook , 1980 single work novel
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