by Luis Sepúlveda · Tusquets Editores S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788490662816
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«Historia de un perro llamado Leal» is the fable by Luis Sepúlveda, published by Tusquets Editores S.A. in paperback (96 pages, in Spanish).
A German shepherd dog longs for the freedom he knew as a puppy among the Mapuche of Araucanía. Rescued by a jaguar, he grew up in a Mapuche village with the boy Aukamañ and learned to respect nature. The pursuit of a fugitive beyond the river will test his loyalty.
Published in 2016 in the Andanzas collection (no. 882), with illustrations by Marta R. Gustems and a Mapuche-Spanish glossary (pages 89-94).
A fable for young people from 8 to 88 years old, suitable for both juvenile and adult readers.
Luis Sepúlveda Calfucura was a Chilean writer and journalist. A communist militant and fervent opponent of Augusto Pinochet's regime, he was imprisoned and tortured by the military dictatorship during the 1970s. Sepúlveda authored numerous poetry books and short stories; in addition to Spanish, his mother tongue, he also spoke English, the language in which he wrote his first novel, El viejo que leía novelas de amor.
