{"product_id":"the-boy-and-the-dog-hardcover","title":"The Boy and the Dog - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSeishu Hase\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlison Watts\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An amazing, beautiful book . . . It shows how one dog's dignified presence can bring connection and love to a fractured world.\" ―Cat Warren, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWhat the Dog Knows\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne dog changes the life of everyone who takes him in on his journey to reunite with his first owner in this inspiring novel about the bond between humans and dogs and the life-affirming power of connection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt once heartrending and heartwarming, intimate and panoramic, suspenseful and luminous--and deepened in its emotion by the author's mastery of the gritty details and hardscrabble circumstances that define the lives of the various people who take Tamon in on his journey--this bestselling, award-winning novel weaves a feel-good tale of survival, resilience, and love beyond measure.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeishu Hase\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Boy and the Dog\u003c\/i\u003e, which has sold a quarter of a million copies in Japan and is being adapted for film and published around the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlison Watts\u003c\/b\u003e is the translator of the novels \u003ci\u003eSweet Bean Paste\u003c\/i\u003e by Durian Sukegawa, \u003ci\u003eSpark\u003c\/i\u003e by Naoki Matayoshi, and \u003ci\u003eThe Aosawa Murders\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFish Swimming in Dappled Sunlight\u003c\/i\u003e by Riku Onda. She is a longtime resident of Japan.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.13 x 7.15 x 5.33 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766247457056,"sku":"9780593300411","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ca8461e5d1e642b2ec98fbb5e33b3966.webp?v=1780288148","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-boy-and-the-dog-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}