Bibliograph

The boy and the dog, a novel, Seishu Hase ; translated from the Japanese by Alison Watts

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The boy and the dog, a novel, Seishu Hase ; translated from the Japanese by Alison Watts

Language

eng

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Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

The boy and the dog

Oclc number

1294921308

Responsibility statement

Seishu Hase ; translated from the Japanese by Alison Watts

Sub title

a novel

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

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Boy & the dog

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