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* CanineConfusion: The wolf-dog protagonist is described as hairless when he's born. Canines are born fully furred.
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* HeroicDog: '''Inverted'''. Despite this story focuses on a dog, he is never heroic at all.
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* VillainProtagonist: Although the wolf-dog protagonist was no slouch at killing livestock, he became this at the end of the story.

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* VillainProtagonist: Although the wolf-dog protagonist was no slouch at killing livestock, he became this deep-down at the end of the story.story, consuming human flesh ForTheEvulz.
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* ProtagonistJourneyToVillain: The wolf-dog protagonist qualifies.


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* VillainProtagonist: Although the wolf-dog protagonist was no slouch at killing livestock, he became this at the end of the story.
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* MatureAnimalStory: The story is a dark novel about a murderous wolf-dog.
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* {{Xenofiction}}: ''The Wolves of Paris'' is told from the POV of a wolf-dog.

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* {{Xenofiction}}: ''The Wolves of Paris'' is told from the POV of a wolf-dog.wolf-dog.
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* LooselyBasedOnATrueStory: The book is inspired by the Beast of Gévaudan. The Beast of Gévaudan is the name associated with a man-eating animal who attacked southern France between 1764 and 1767. The animal, or animals, has never been identified but it's suspected to be a canine.


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* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: The book is inspired by the Beast of Gévaudan. The Beast of Gévaudan is the name associated with a man-eating animal who attacked southern France between 1764 and 1767. The animal, or animals, has never been identified but it's suspected to be a canine.
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''The Wolves of Paris'' is a 1978 book by Daniel P. Mannix of ''Literature/TheFoxAndTheHouse'' fame,

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''The Wolves of Paris'' is a 1978 book by Daniel P. Mannix of ''Literature/TheFoxAndTheHouse'' fame,
''Literature/TheFoxAndTheHound'' fame.

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* AHeroIsBorn: Halfway through the first chapter, the protagonist's birth and puppyhood are explained.



* AProtagonistIsBorn: Halfway through the first chapter, the protagonist's birth and puppyhood are explained.
* SomewhereAMammalogistCries: Wolf-dog pups aren't born hairless.

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* AProtagonistIsBorn: Halfway through the first chapter, the protagonist's birth and puppyhood are explained.
PeriodPiece: The story takes place in 1700s France.
* SomewhereAMammalogistCries: SomewhereAMammalogistIsCrying: Wolf-dog pups aren't born hairless.hairless.
* {{Xenofiction}}: ''The Wolves of Paris'' is told from the POV of a wolf-dog.
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''The Wolves of Paris'' is a 1978 book by Daniel P. Mannix of ''Literature/TheFoxAndTheHouse'' fame,

Loosely based on real events from 18th century France, ''The Wolves of Paris'' is a suspenseful novel about animals hunting humans. It's told from the POV of a wolf-dog. The protagonist is an abnormally large wolf-dog without a fear of humans. The story tells of how he turned from a livestock killer to a man killer.
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!!''The Wolves of Paris'' provides examples of:

* LooselyBasedOnATrueStory: The book is inspired by the Beast of Gévaudan. The Beast of Gévaudan is the name associated with a man-eating animal who attacked southern France between 1764 and 1767. The animal, or animals, has never been identified but it's suspected to be a canine.
* AMinorKidroduction: The story starts with a half-grown Courtaud being hunted by humans.
* OffingTheOffspring: The protagonist's mother accidentally killed his siblings. She was a captured wolf who lived in a kennel with hundreds of dogs. Fearing the dogs would hurt her pups, she'd grab a pup, run around, and push them into a crack. By the end of the day, only one pup had been left alive.
* AProtagonistIsBorn: Halfway through the first chapter, the protagonist's birth and puppyhood are explained.
* SomewhereAMammalogistCries: Wolf-dog pups aren't born hairless.

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