{"product_id":"obabakoak-9780099512998","title":"Obabakoak","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of only a hundred or so books originally written in the Basque language during the last four centuries, \u003ci\u003eObabakoak\u003c\/i\u003e is a shimmering, mercurial novel about life in Obaba, a remote, exotic, Basque village. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eObaba is peopled with innocents and intellectuals, shepherds and schoolchildren, whilst everyone from a lovelorn schoolmistress to a cultured but self-hating dwarf wanders across the page.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eObabakoak\u003c\/i\u003e is a dazzling collage of stories, town gossip, diary excerpts and literary theory, all held together by Atxaga''s distinctive and tenderly ironic voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA fine, shimmering, mercurial novel * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eA brilliantly inventive writer...He understands the nature of story telling and is at once terribly moving and wildly funny -- A. S. Byatt\u003cbr\u003eAn impressive intellectual achievement * New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003eAtxaga holds the attention by his sheer craft, by the complete control he exhibits * Independent *\u003cbr\u003eThis English version beautifully retains Mr. Atxaga's magically flowing and seemingly simple style... an achievement not made easy by his considerable technical and linguistic virtuosity and his love of inventing ways to make language itself speak with new voices * New York Times Book Review *","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51358966284631,"sku":"9780099512998","price":14.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780099512998.jpg?v=1754123026","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/obabakoak-9780099512998","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}