Narrada a travs de la mirada de un perro, esta novela aborda con ternura e inteligencia la soledad y otros desafos 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 ms humana de todas.
Tassen siempre ha sido perro de un solo hombre. Y desde que muri el MayorThorkildsen, 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 expedicin de Roald Amundsen al Polo Sur, que culmin con xito gracias a las decenas de intrpidos 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 seora Thorkildsen, inspirndose en los audaces perros de Amundsen, demuestran que an les queda mucho camino que recorrer juntos
«La novela de Thyvold nos inspira y conmueve. Un verdadero placer.» Library Journal (resea destacada)
Hans-Olav Thyvold naci en 1959 y es autor de varios libros no ficcin sobre, entre otros, Roald Amundsen o Bruce Springsteen. Ha ejercido de periodista y presentador de radio y televisin. 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, Tassenand 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 Amundsens expedition to the South Pole led by a pack of intrepid dogs.
But the quiet days Tassenand Mrs. T spend together at the library researching the explorers arctic adventure are disrupted by the arrival of her son and daughter in-law. Eager to move in to the Majors 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 arent 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 Dont Make It to the South Pole is a darkly comedic and whimsical portrayal of aging and death told through a dogs friendship with an elderly woman.
Translated from the Norwegian by Marie Otsby
