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 for all Aristopets to enjoy.
Timbuktu by Paul Auster
Mr. Bones is a dog of an undefined breed, but with very precise intelligence. He is loyal, intelligent, remarkable. He doesn't speak English, but he's close. He is seven years old and has an overflowing sensibility. His relationship with his owner began as pure convenience (William Gurevich is an eccentric tramp, half-poet, who needed protection because life on the streets is very hard), but it soon became a mutual discovery, an unconditional love.
When William realizes that he is about to embark on his last adventure, he sets off on a journey with Mr. Bones to find Bea Swanson, the teacher who introduced him to poetry in high school, to entrust her with what matters most to him in life: his dog.
Without a doubt, this work particularly touches the hearts of all pet lovers. So we recommend having a few tissues handy while you enjoy the 176 pages, published by Anagrama.
The Story of a Dog Named Leal by Luis Sepúlveda
True to his style, Sepúlveda writes an emotional and uplifting fable of 96 pages for young people 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 service to a group, though he longs for the freedom he enjoyed as a puppy living with the Mapuche Indians in Chilean Araucanía. Leal misses his best friend, Aukamañ, above all else, who was like a brother to him, as they not only played but also learned together to respect nature and all its creatures.
One day, fate puts him to the test, and Leal must choose between obeying orders from his new masters… or living up to his name and giving a lesson in loyalty and affection that moves anyone.
I Am a Cat by Natsume Sōseki
"I am a cat, though I still have no name." This is how the first of the 656 pages of Natsume Sōseki's most entertaining and sharp novel begins, a true masterpiece of Japanese literature published by Impedimenta that will delight cat lovers in particular.
I Am a Cat tells the adventures of a cunning and adorable feline who accidentally cohabits with a group of rather grotesque characters from Tokyo's middle class: Professor Kushami and his family, the theoretical owners of the house where the cat lives; the professor's best friend, the chatty and irritating Meitei; or the young scholar Kangetsu, who tries to win over the neighbors' daughter.
I Am a Cat is a blunt satire of the Meiji bourgeoisie and is endowed with bomb-proof wit and unique humor, which perfectly matches the character and personality we usually attribute to our feline friends. The novel chronicles the adventures of a fickle feline philosopher who never tires of making the most incisive comments about the absurd troop of human beings he has to live with. And sometimes, we are just impossible to understand!