He has no sense of distance or how big anything actually is or how many, you know, fellow animals or anything there are. He's not good at math, either.ĮGGERS: He can't tell time. I mean, what could possibly convince you that dogs have an outsized perspective on the universe?ĮGGERS: Yeah.
I think it's so funny the conclusions you draw about the inner workings of a dog's mind. But, you know, Johannes is particularly hypnotized by beauty.ĮGGERS: And it gets him in a lot of trouble.ĬHANG: Well, not just hypnotized by beauty but hypnotized by hyperbole. Can they appreciate beauty, you know?ĮGGERS: All of these things - of course they do.ĮGGERS: Of course they do. And I think that people are starting to study why animals play. And I'm convinced that they have, you know, very complicated souls and that they exult in their abilities, in their speed. So weirdly, I'm a cat person, but I do love and appreciate dogs. I love dogs, but I never had one.ĮGGERS: So for some reason, during COVID, we got cats again. But it's more fun than anything else that I've ever done, and so I finally got back to it.ĬHANG: Was there a Johannes in your life? Like, did you once have a dog with a spirit that reminded you of Johannes'?ĬHANG: You seem like such a dog person in this book.ĮGGERS: We grew up with cats, weirdly enough, and lizards. Writing from this point of view? Something about that perspective just - well, this is a terrible pun - unleashes me, and so.ĮGGERS: I keep finding myself with that word in my mouth. And I always thought, why would I not be doing that every day.ĮGGERS. So tell me what first moved you to write a novel from the perspective of a dog?ĮGGERS: You know, I experimented with this voice, like, 23 years ago with a short story, and it was the most sort of liberating and joyful kind of writing I've ever done. Welcome back to ALL THINGS CONSIDERED.ĭAVE EGGERS: Thank you so much for having me.ĬHANG: Oh, well, thank you for coming in today. Author Dave Eggers joins us now at the studios of NPR West to talk about the magnificent beast at the center of his new story.
And then one day, that equilibrium falters. His job is to serve as the eyes of the vast urban park where he resides, reporting what he sees to the other animals to make sure the so-called equilibrium of the park is forever preserved. But the writer Dave Eggers has imagined one possibility in his new book, "The Eyes And The Impossible." His protagonist is a wild, freethinking dog named Johannes, an incredibly confident creature who abhors leashes and runs at the speed of light, according to himself. What goes on in the minds of animals? It's an age-old question that we may never truly answer.
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