Fifteen Dogs

The audio is read by André Alexis himself, which is surprisingly good (only a couple of production errors, but that is not his fault). I didn't realize the book is 2nd in a series... I am definitely going back to get the first one. I don't know if the rest of the series is like this one: a gentle pulling on deep philosophical strings that all of us have within us, and that bind us to those we love. It is completely accessible and emotionally compelling. This is what literary fiction should be, and I am not surprised at all that this book was prize-winning. It is deserving of the plaudits.