'A story-telling bonfire as enthralling in its pages as it is illuminating of our fragile and complicated humanity. Familiaris is as expansive and enlightening a saga as has ever been written' Tom Hanks'Impossibly wise, impossibly ambitious, impossibly beautiful' Richard Russo'An American tour de force' Colum McCannSpring 1919, and John Sawtelle's imagination has got him into trouble...again. Now John and his newlywed wife, Mary, along with their two best friends and their three dogs, are setting off for Wisconsin's north woods, where they hope to make a fresh start - and to live a life of meaning, purpose, and adventure. But the place they are headed for is far stranger and more perilous than they realize, and it will take all their ingenuity, along with a few new friends - human, animal, and otherworldly - to realise their dreams.By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, mysterious and enchanting, Familiaris takes readers on an unforgettable journey from the halls of a small-town automobile factory, through an epic midwestern firestorm and an ambitious WWII dog training program, examining the dynamics of love and friendship, the vexing nature of families, the universal desire to create something lasting and beautiful, and of course, the species-long partnership between Homo sapiens and Canis familiaris.
David Wroblewski Book order (chronological)
David Wroblewski grew up in rural Wisconsin, near the Chequamegon National Forest, the setting for his debut novel. His first novel explores complex relationships and the unusual bond between humans and animals in an isolated setting. Wroblewski's style is notable for its poetic language and deep understanding of the human psyche and the natural world.
1960, au nord du Wisconsin. Le destin d'un jeune garçon muet, dernier en ligne d'une famille d'éleveurs de chiens, qui cherche à confronter l'assassin de son père : obligé de s'enfuir dans la nature sauvage, suivi par trois chiots, il lutte pour sa survie mais devra retourner au chenil. Premier roman.
A tale reminiscent of "Hamlet" that also celebrates the alliance between humans and dogs follows speech-disabled Wisconsin youth Edgar, who bonds with three yearling canines and struggles to prove that his sinister uncle is responsible for his father's death.