Posted on 12/07/08
Hamlet goes to the dogs
THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLEBy David WroblewskiDoubleday Canada,562 pages, $32.95The Story of Edgar Sawtelle begins with the violent poisoning of a stray dog in South Korea in 1952, and then moves to rural Wisconsin where, for generations, the Sawtelle family has bred and trained a (fictional) breed of dog. Almost wolf-like in appearance, the Sawtelle dog is so tuned to its master's soul that it can pretty much read minds and, if called upon, save lives. It's a spiritual dog, one that runs in the mist over hills and through valleys, baying at the moon. A dog you might hear of in a fairy tale.
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