by Manuel Alegre · Dom Quixote · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789722023016
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«Cão Como Nós» is the novel by Manuel Alegre, published by Dom Quixote in paperback (120 pages, in Portuguese).
Kurika, an épagneul-breton dog with brown patches and a white star on his head, accompanied the writer and his family for years. The novel, in the form of short reflections, shows him as a loyal friend and protector, and celebrates friendship, solidarity, fidelity and independence with a tone that combines poetry and humor.
The work was recommended by the Portuguese Plano Nacional de Leitura as a reading suggestion for adult education.
Suitable for readers interested in the bond between humans and animals and in contemporary Portuguese fiction.
Manuel Alegre de Melo Duarte is a Portuguese poet and politician. He was a candidate to the presidency of the Portuguese Republic in 2006 and 2011, finishing in second place in both elections. For his literary work, he was awarded the Camões Prize in 2017.
