The Boy and the Dog by Seishu Hase
For fans ofThe Guest Cat,Sweet Bean PasteandBefore the Coffee Gets Cold
“What an amazing, beautiful bookIn dreamlike, spare prose unsullied by sentimentality, it shows how one dog’s dignified presence can bring connection and love to a fractured world.” Cat Warren, New York Times bestselling author of What the Dog Knows
“Much like the love of our dogs, this fable about a lost dog and his epic journey to find home is a gift to us all.” Steven Rowley, bestselling author of Lily and the Octopus
“A highly original and unsentimental novel about the powerful bond between humans and dogs.” Helen Humphreys, author of And a Dog Called Fig
“Affecting . . . Moving . . . Never feels sentimental or overdrawn . . . [Seishu Hase] proves himself a gifted storyteller.” Publishers Weekly
“Heartrending . . . Powerfully demonstrates how love and loyalty can overcome obstacles . . . and how a dog’s love can save a person in every possible way.” Booklist
“Heartbreakingly moving in its simplicity . . . A touching meditation on shining lights in the face of trauma and hopelessness.” Kirkus Reviews
“Much like the love of our dogs, this fable about a lost dog and his epic journey to find home is a gift to us all.” Steven Rowley, bestselling author of Lily and the Octopus
“A highly original and unsentimental novel about the powerful bond between humans and dogs.” Helen Humphreys, author of And a Dog Called Fig
“Affecting . . . Moving . . . Never feels sentimental or overdrawn . . . [Seishu Hase] proves himself a gifted storyteller.” Publishers Weekly
“Heartrending . . . Powerfully demonstrates how love and loyalty can overcome obstacles . . . and how a dog’s love can save a person in every possible way.” Booklist
“Heartbreakingly moving in its simplicity . . . A touching meditation on shining lights in the face of trauma and hopelessness.” Kirkus Reviews
Seishu Hase has published many bestselling novels in his native Japan, a number of which have been adapted for film. He has been nominated six times for the Naoki Prize, awarded biannually to the best work of popular fiction, and finally won it for The Boy and the Dog. Alison Watts is the award-winning translator of The Boy and the Dog, What You are Looking For is in the Library and other highly acclaimed contemporary Japanese fiction. She lives in Australia.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781398515383 |
| ISBN 10 | 1398515388 |
| Title | The Boy and the Dog |
| Author | Seishu Hase |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Year published | 2022-10-27 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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