Arturo Pérez-Reverte published ‘Los perros duros no bailan’ in 2018 (we included it in our selection of books about dogs) and in June 2024 this edition,
illustrated by Cristina Agenjo and aimed at readers aged twelve and up, was published.
readers aged twelve and up, was published.
‘Los perros duros no bailan’ is a short novel with entirely four-legged characters that Pérez-Reverte published six years ago. It was not the first one dedicated to these animals, as in 2014 he brought out ‘Perros e hijos de perra,’ a compilation of articles from his weekly space ‘Patente de Corso,’ written between 1993 and 2014 about these animals, and illustrated by the painter Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau.
This new edition features the vivid and very cinematic illustrations of Madrid-born Cristina Agenjo. At the time Pérez-Reverte commented that he had written this book in a month and had dedicated it to the dogs he has owned. It was a special subject for him, and the resulting story is short and well-rounded.
By Mariola Díaz-Cano Arévalo. May 2025.
