Bashan and I

Every day, a writer and his dog set out together-through the river meadows near Munich, along familiar paths where the seasons mark their passage and small dramas unfold in the natural world. But this is no ordinary tale of man's best friend.

In Bashan, a hunting dog of uncertain pedigree and boundless enthusiasm, Thomas Mann finds both a loyal companion and an endlessly fascinating subject for contemplation. As they ramble through the landscape together, Mann observes his four-legged friend...