Book cover. "The Power of the Dog" by Thomas Savage.


The Power of the Dog is a 1967 novel written by Thomas Savage. The story deals with two very different brothers named Phil and George, who live on a ranch in Montana, and the events following the marriage of George. Phil looks with disdain at the wife Rose and her son Pete, after which dramatic events begin to unfold. The book was adapted into a 2021 film of the same name written and directed by Jane Campion. She described that she was not able to put it down and afterwards kept thinking about it: "When I made a move to find out who had the rights, that’s when I knew it had got me. I needed to do it." The film stays generally close to the book.


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