Il Bambino e il Cane by Hase Seishu

 I love dogs, and so I requested Il Bambino e il Cane

by Hase Seishu, published by Marsilio Romanzi.

Enchanting. Not in the sense that it is romantic or beautiful in the classic sense of the word, no, but because it is a spiritual trip for this dog, a special animal for sure, classified as a mamori-gami, a spirit protecting other people. I surfed the web trying to discover also a more profound meaning of this word and I think I found something connected also with death. In fact, most of the people met by this special dog will die. It's not fault of Tamon, this one the name of the animal, but of the destiny of these people, although I love to think that Tamon accompanied, guided them till at this final moment of the existence and that he was like a sort of "bridge" with the other dimension. 

But who is Tamon?

Tamon, the dog protagonist of this story had lost, because of the big quake and tsunami of Fukushima, his owner as many other animals.

He starts to meet in his peregrinations, thanks to its intelligence and good character a lot of people in love for him: they will take good care of him: to everyone Tamon has been lived like a fluke.

People who will take good care of him: delinquents for case, because of necessity, delinquents, a prostitute, frustrating ones, in search of answers and a new start, an old man: then Tamon will reach a kid with a lot of problematics because of the quake and tsunami: someone he had seen and met 5 years before, when he still had his owner and he was happy.

Tamon will be a real healer to him...

Tender, passionate, a dog can seriously be an angel in disguise. I read this book in a few hours! Captivating!

Highly recommended book.

Anna Maria Polidori