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A compilation of short stories from fourteen contemporary Basque writers, this work provides an introduction to modern Basque literature. It includes stories by Bernardo Atxaga, Lourdes Onederra, and Iban Zaldua, among others. First published in 2004 by the Centre for Basque Studies.

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"Literature often flourishes like certain kinds of plants, between the cracks in walls that gardeners have forgotten to tend. It can spring from the oppressed, impoverished, ignored. An Anthology of Basque Short Stories ... affords a glimpse of one such obscure and interesting literature... Curiously, all these stories explore loneliness. There is no indication that this similarity is intentional. Is it a revelation about the lives of contemporary Europeans? These 14 stories offer readers a treat from writers who speak a strange but beautifully expressive language."Mark KurlanskyAuthor of The Basque History of the World

Strange Language: an Anthology of Basque Short

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      Publisher: Parthian Books
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 22/09/2008
      ISBN13: 9781905762170, 978-1905762170
      ISBN10: 1905762178

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A compilation of short stories from fourteen contemporary Basque writers, this work provides an introduction to modern Basque literature. It includes stories by Bernardo Atxaga, Lourdes Onederra, and Iban Zaldua, among others. First published in 2004 by the Centre for Basque Studies.

      Trade Review
      "Literature often flourishes like certain kinds of plants, between the cracks in walls that gardeners have forgotten to tend. It can spring from the oppressed, impoverished, ignored. An Anthology of Basque Short Stories ... affords a glimpse of one such obscure and interesting literature... Curiously, all these stories explore loneliness. There is no indication that this similarity is intentional. Is it a revelation about the lives of contemporary Europeans? These 14 stories offer readers a treat from writers who speak a strange but beautifully expressive language."Mark KurlanskyAuthor of The Basque History of the World

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