Overview
Éste no es un libro de memorias. Tampoco es un libro de divulgación científica ni un almanaque de datos asombrosos. Es todo ello a la vez, y, más que nada, es una carta de amor a los perros y al vínculo insólito que hemos desarrollado con ellos a lo largo de milenios. En este tiempo, nos han servido como guardias, pastores, cazadores, compañeros y mucho más, pero sin duda su don más grande ha sido abrir un espectro emocional insospechado en cada persona que se ha permitido ser elegida por un perro.
Julieta García González pone a los perros como protagonistas no sólo de historias que han tocado su vida adulta, sino también de historias más que humanas. Intercaladas con narraciones de unos primeros años en pareja, mudanzas, separaciones, cambios laborales, algarabía y duelo, están las anécdotas reales de perros actores y perritas modelo, de zorros acariciables y la herencia de los lobos. Aquí se incluye la historia de monjas y escritoras, de pintores y artistas, que vivieron y amaron a sus mascotas perrunas, integrándolas a sus vidas.
Casi por accidente, por los azarosos milagros de la coevolución, perros y personas comenzaron a amarse. Este libro hurga en los detalles de ese amor, narra sus posibles orígenes y celebra que exista.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
“Dogs are living proof that people can be better when they lower their defenses and open their hearts to true companionship.”
This isn’t a memoir. Nor is it a scientific book or an almanac filled with facts. It’s all of those things at once and, most of all, a love letter to dogs and the amazing bond they’ve developed with humans. For thousands of years, they’ve been our guardians, shepherds, hunters and companions. Without a doubt, however, the biggest gift they’ve given us is their power to reveal a new and unexpected spectrum of emotions in everyone who has allowed themselves to be chosen by a dog.
Julieta García González showcases dogs as the protagonists not only of stories that have touched her life, but also some that transcend human understanding. First-hand accounts of her first years of married life, moves and separations, job changes, upheaval and grief are intermixed with anecdotes about dog actors and models, adorable foxes and wolf ancestry. Here you’ll find the stories of monks and writers, painters and artists who loved and shared their lives with canine friends.
Almost by accident, in a miracle of co-evolution, dogs and humans began to love each other. This book explores the details of that love and its origins while celebrating its existence.
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