Do you feel like reading a good book, but don’t know which one to choose? Don’t miss our three recommendations for this month, specially selected so that all aristopeters can enjoy them.
Timbuktu by Paul Auster
Mr. Bones is a dog of indeterminate breed, but with a very precise intelligence. He is loyal, intelligent, and remarkable. He does not speak English, but he is not far off. He is seven years old and overflowing with sensitivity. His relationship with his owner began as one of pure convenience (William Gurevich is an eccentric vagrant, part poet, who needed protection because life on the streets is very hard), but very soon it becomes a mutual discovery, a love without conditions.
When William realizes that he is beginning to live his final adventure, he sets off on a journey with Mr. Bones to find Bea Swanson, the teacher who introduced him to poetry during high school, in order to entrust her with what matters most to him in life: his dog.
Without a doubt, this work will especially touch all those who love pets. So we recommend keeping a few tissues close at hand while you enjoy the 176 pages, published by Anagrama.
Story of a Dog Called Leal by Luis Sepúlveda
True to his style, Sepúlveda writes an emotional and uplifting fable of 96 pages for readers aged 8 to 88, in which he revisits one of his favorite themes: the relationship between people, animals, and nature.
The story, published by Tusquets, is about a German shepherd who lives in the service of a group, although he longs for the freedom he enjoyed when he was a puppy living with the Mapuche people in Chilean Araucanía. Above all, Leal misses his best friend, Aukamañ, who was like a brother to him, since they not only played together, but also learned to respect nature and all its creatures.
One day, fate puts him to the test, and Leal must choose between following his new masters’ orders… or honoring his name and teaching a lesson in loyalty and affection that will move anyone.
I Am a Cat by Natsume Sōseki
“I am a cat, although I do not yet have a name.” That is how the first of the 656 pages of Natsume Sōseki’s funniest and sharpest novel begins, a true masterpiece of Japanese literature published by Impedimenta that will especially delight devoted cat lovers.
I Am a Cat recounts the adventures of a clever and adorable feline who accidentally cohabits with a group of rather grotesque characters belonging to Tokyo’s middle class: Professor Kushami and his family, the supposed owners of the house where the cat lives; the professor’s best friend, the talkative and irritating Meitei; and the scholarly young Kangetsu, who tries to find a way to win the neighbors’ daughter.
I Am a Cat is a scathing satire of the Meiji bourgeoisie, endowed with bombproof wit and unique humor that perfectly matches the character and personality we usually attribute to our feline friends. The novel follows the exploits of a fickle feline philosopher who never tires of making the most incisive comments about the absurd bunch of human beings he happens to live with. And the thing is, sometimes there’s just no understanding us!