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Thyvold Hans - Olav
Good Dogs Don't Make It To The South Pole \ Los Perros Buenos No Llegan Al Polo (Spanish Edition)
Good Dogs Don't Make It To The South Pole \ Los Perros Buenos No Llegan Al Polo (Spanish Edition)
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Description: Narrada a trav's de la mirada de un perro esta novela aborda con ternura e inteligencia la soledad y otros desaf os de la vida de las personas mayores as como de la importancia del humor y la amistad. A veces la historia de un perro puede ser la m's humana de todas. Tassen siempre ha sido perro de un solo hombre. Y desde que muri el Mayor Thorkildsen se ha visto obligado a entenderse con la anciana viuda de ste. Ambos echan de menos al Mayor y por las noches frente al resplandor de un buen fuego se consuelan leyendo sobre la expedici n de Roald Amundsen al Polo Sur que culmin con xito gracias a las decenas de intr pidos perros de Groenlandia que el aventurero noruego decidi llevar consigo. Cuando el hijo y la nuera del Mayor planean quedarse con la casa Tassen y la se ora Thorkildsen inspir ndose en los audaces perros de Amundsen demuestran que a n les queda mucho camino que recorrer juntos La novela de Thyvold nos inspira y conmueve. Un verdadero placer. Library Journal (rese a destacada) Hans - Olav Thyvold naci en 1959 y es autor de varios libros no ficci n sobre entre otros Roald Amundsen o Bruce Springsteen. Ha ejercido de periodista y presentador de radio y televisi n. Los perros buenos no llegan al Polo Sur es su primera novela. En la actualidad vive en Oslo Noruega. Told through the eyes of a very grumpy yet lovable mutt a funny and touching tale of aging death friendship and life that proves sometimes a dog's story is the most human of all. Tassen has always been a one - man dog. When his human companion Major Thorkildsen dies Tassen and Mrs. Thorkildsen are left alone. Tassen mourns Major by eating too many treats and Mrs. T by drinking too much. But the two unexpectedly find common ground in researching Roald Amundsen's expedition to the South Pole led by a pack of intrepid dogs. But the quiet days Tassen and Mrs. T spend together at the library researching the explorer's arctic adventure are disrupted by the arrival of her son and daughter in - law. Eager to move in to the Major's spacious house they plan to send Mrs. T to a nursing home. As he contemplates his own fate Tassen shudders to think what might happen to him! Yet Tassen and Mrs. T aren t about to give up. Inspired by Roald Amundsen and his dogs this unlikely pair are ready to take on anything life throws at them. Good Dogs Don t Make It to the South Pole is a darkly comedic and whimsical portrayal of aging and death told through a dog's friendship with an elderly woman. Translated from the Norwegian by Marie Otsby
Title: Good Dogs Don't Make It To The South Pole \ Los Perros Buenos No Llegan Al Polo (Spanish Edition)
Author(s): Thyvold Hans - Olav
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780062985927
Pages: 336 Pages
Language: Spanish
Publication Date: 8/23/2022
Description: Narrada a trav's de la mirada de un perro esta novela aborda con ternura e inteligencia la soledad y otros desaf os de la vida de las personas mayores as como de la importancia del humor y la amistad. A veces la historia de un perro puede ser la m's humana de todas. Tassen siempre ha sido perro de un solo hombre. Y desde que muri el Mayor Thorkildsen se ha visto obligado a entenderse con la anciana viuda de ste. Ambos echan de menos al Mayor y por las noches frente al resplandor de un buen fuego se consuelan leyendo sobre la expedici n de Roald Amundsen al Polo Sur que culmin con xito gracias a las decenas de intr pidos perros de Groenlandia que el aventurero noruego decidi llevar consigo. Cuando el hijo y la nuera del Mayor planean quedarse con la casa Tassen y la se ora Thorkildsen inspir ndose en los audaces perros de Amundsen demuestran que a n les queda mucho camino que recorrer juntos La novela de Thyvold nos inspira y conmueve. Un verdadero placer. Library Journal (rese a destacada) Hans - Olav Thyvold naci en 1959 y es autor de varios libros no ficci n sobre entre otros Roald Amundsen o Bruce Springsteen. Ha ejercido de periodista y presentador de radio y televisi n. Los perros buenos no llegan al Polo Sur es su primera novela. En la actualidad vive en Oslo Noruega. Told through the eyes of a very grumpy yet lovable mutt a funny and touching tale of aging death friendship and life that proves sometimes a dog's story is the most human of all. Tassen has always been a one - man dog. When his human companion Major Thorkildsen dies Tassen and Mrs. Thorkildsen are left alone. Tassen mourns Major by eating too many treats and Mrs. T by drinking too much. But the two unexpectedly find common ground in researching Roald Amundsen's expedition to the South Pole led by a pack of intrepid dogs. But the quiet days Tassen and Mrs. T spend together at the library researching the explorer's arctic adventure are disrupted by the arrival of her son and daughter in - law. Eager to move in to the Major's spacious house they plan to send Mrs. T to a nursing home. As he contemplates his own fate Tassen shudders to think what might happen to him! Yet Tassen and Mrs. T aren t about to give up. Inspired by Roald Amundsen and his dogs this unlikely pair are ready to take on anything life throws at them. Good Dogs Don t Make It to the South Pole is a darkly comedic and whimsical portrayal of aging and death told through a dog's friendship with an elderly woman. Translated from the Norwegian by Marie Otsby
Title: Good Dogs Don't Make It To The South Pole \ Los Perros Buenos No Llegan Al Polo (Spanish Edition)
Author(s): Thyvold Hans - Olav
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780062985927
Pages: 336 Pages
Language: Spanish
Publication Date: 8/23/2022