The boy and the dog : a novel / Seishu Hase ; translated from the Japanese by Alison Watts.
Following a devastating earthquake and tsunami, a young man in Japan finds a stray dog outside a convenience store. The dog's tag says "Tamon," a name evocative of the guardian deity of the north. The man decides to keep Tamon, becoming the first in a series of owners on the dog's five-year journey to find his beloved first owner, Hikaru, a boy who has not spoken since the tsunami. An agent of fate, Tamon is a gift to everyone who welcomes him into their life.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593300411 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 0593300416 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 308 pages : map ; 19 cm
- Edition: First English-language edition.
- Publisher: New York : Viking, [2022]
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
General Note: | Translation of: Shōnen to inu. |
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Subject: | Dogs > Fiction. Human-animal relationships > Fiction. Young men > Fiction. Tsunamis > Japan > Fiction. |
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Covington Branch | HASE S (Text) | 33126020569194 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Erlanger Branch | HASE S (Text) | 33126020569103 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
Following a devastating earthquake and tsunami, a young man in Japan finds a stray dog outside a convenience store. The dog's tag says "Tamon," a name evocative of the guardian deity of the north. The man decides to keep Tamon, becoming the first in a series of owners on the dog's five-year journey to find his beloved first owner, Hikaru, a boy who has not spoken since the tsunami. An agent of fate, Tamon is a gift to everyone who welcomes him into their life.