Basque Literature

Award-winning author Mark Kurlansky has drawn enthusiastic praise for his books, which are sharply-focused studies as well as glorious celebrations of their subjects. In The Basque History of the World, he turns his eye toward Europe’s oldest surviving culture - a culture as mysterious as it is fascinating. Settled in the western Pyrenees Mountains of France and Spain, the Basque nation is not drawn on maps and the origin of their forbidden language has never been discovered.

Electrodomésticos is an elegant yet powerful depiction of the post Spanish Civil War era, where class divisions lay bare those who can afford to eat a decent meal and those who can not. Josu is an inexperienced electrician, tasked with installing an oven in the home of an upper-class Basque couple. He’s completely captivated. But the couple, though they seem to have it all, are in a prison of their own. Mesmerizing in its subtlety and sinister intimations, Electrodomésticos reveals the poverty and loneliness of this era.

Agathe et Emma Delorme sont sœurs. Elles ont grandi l’une contre l’autre, mais sont pourtant très différentes. Depuis le jour de sa naissance, Agathe, la plus jeune, bordélique et ardente, prend toute la place dans le bain, dans la chambre et dans le cœur d’Emma. Après cinq ans d’un silence inexpliqué, Emma donne rendez-vous à Agathe dans la maison de vacances : Mima, leur grand-mère adorée, n’est plus, il faut vider les lieux et faire le tri dans les souvenirs.

I love to write character, to me characters are all. Meet my characters in love. A quirky, sensual love, a love like no other love you have ever known before. Basque is my themed compilation of love stories: different aspects of love over the years.

It would not be a stretch to say that for a very tiny geographical territory (just 20,747 square kilometers), the Basque Country has inspired a plethora of intense stereotypes. Some of these stereotypes have been cast upon its people from the outside, while others have been strategically propagated by the people themselves.

La fameuse histoire du loup qui voulait changer de couleur disponible dans plusieurs langues régionales. Kolorea aldatu nahi zuen otsoa. Goiz honetan, otsoa biziki umore gaiztoan da. Beltz-beltza izanik, bere burua ez du batere ederra kausitzen. Erabaki du kolorea aldatzea! Baina ez da uste duen bezain aise.

In this guide, a resident of Spain delves into every part of the Basque Country of Spain. He tells of the history and culture, and provides innumerable useful traveling tips. Everything is explored - the cities, the parks, the islands, the mountains, the foods. There is an extensive introduction to the whole of Spain, the history and culture, the foods and wines, the arts and architecture. Then all the practical details are covered. Next, we zero in on Bilbao, San Sebastian and other parts of this fascinating Basque region.

The complete number one best-selling Walking Plague Trilogy now available in one volume, including: Zombie Patrol: Los Angeles County park ranger Jack Carter is about to discover that not all is as it seems in his tranquil life. Once responsible for patrolling the many public parks, in particular the popular Griffith Park with its famous observatory and zoo, Jack is about to discover that a whole new kind of animal roams his woods.

Liburu honetan Euskal Herrian mendeetan zehar belaunaldiz belaunaldi igarotako kondairak topatuko dituzu. Umeei zuzendutako zazpi narrazio dira guztira. Etxeko txikiek Basajaun, Olentzero, Mozolo, galtzagorri edo sorginen istorio harrigarriekin gozatu dezaten

After the sudden death of his father, young Mark Vergara, the oldest son of immigrant parents, was thrust into the role of principal breadwinner, working hard in the beet fields of Colorado to support his family. After joining the Army Air Corps and flying dozens of combat missions, he bore the physical and emotional scars of his time in the service, yet he was satisfied he had fulfilled his father's final wish that he do right by his family.

Los Angeles County park ranger Jack Carter is about to discover that not all is as it seems in his tranquil life. Once responsible for patrolling the many public parks, in particular the popular Griffith Park with its famous observatory and zoo, Jack is about to discover that a whole new kind of animal roams his woods.

A demon hound haunts Crab Cove, taking its victims as they come. When a mutilated corpse is found in the marshes, Detective Simon Grave rises to the challenge. Everything points to the hound, but it is quickly apparent that the body has been stabbed repeatedly, in a way that suggests serial killer Chester Clink also may be involved. Or maybe not.

Los Angeles County park ranger Jack Carter is about to discover that not all is as it seems in his tranquil life. Once responsible for patrolling the many public parks, in particular the popular Griffith Park with its famous observatory and zoo, Jack is about to discover that a whole new kind of animal roams his woods. The undead kind. It begins when his brother, on leave from the military, arrives sick. Deathly sick. Jack's concern turns to alarm when his own flesh and blood turns on him, forcing the park ranger to take drastic measures.

À la mort de Muriel, sa mère, Maxime se rend au Pays basque pour les funérailles. Il assiste à la crémation en état de choc et, quand on lui donne les cendres, ne sait pas quoi en faire. Il dépose donc l'urne dans le panier à commissions de sa mère pour emmener celle-ci une dernière fois faire ses courses au marché. Une initiative en forme d'hommage épicurien qui devient embarrassante lorsque, entre les étals de fruits et de poissons, apparaît Maylis, la jolie infirmière qui s'est occupée de Muriel.

Quand il arrive à Irún où il espère rejoindre sa famille, Aïta trouve la maison vide. Le gâteau de riz abandonné révèle un départ précipité. En ce mois d'août 1936, le Pays basque espagnol risque de tomber entre les mains des franquistes. Aïta sait que ses beaux-frères sont des activistes. Informé par une voisine, il parvient à retrouver les siens à Hendaye. Ama, leurs trois fils, les grands-parents et les oncles ont trouvé refuge dans une maison amie. Aucun d'eux ne sait encore qu'ils ne reviendront pas en Espagne.

Eleberri honetan, Daniel Dafoek gizakiok, esfortzu, pazientzia eta irudimenaren laguntzaz, oztopoak gainditzeko gai garela eta, aldi berean, gizartean bizi eta beste gizaki batzuekin komunikatzeko beharra dugula erakusten du.

mendeko Londresen, industria iraultza betean girotutako eleberri honetan, Charles Dickens bere biografian oinarritu zen egoerak eta pertsonaiak sortzeko. 11 urterekin, aita zorren ondorioz espetxean sartu zutenean, fabrika batean lanean hasi zen, familiarekin egiten zuen lo bertan, ez baitzuten etxerik.

Road Movie antzeko bat Euskal Herrian barrena. Uliak bere sorterria erakutsi nahi dio bikotekideari, eta ibilbide lasai bat prestatzen dute, udan zehar, bigarren mailako errepideetan, Gustavoren BMW berrian egiteko. Dena ez da horren lasaia, ordea. Uliak badu aitortu gabeko sekreturik eta bidean topaturiko ezagunen batek ekaitza iragartzen du bikotearen harmonian, zeruko laino beltzen antzera.

Deuxième volet de la trilogie de la ville blanche. Pays basque espagnol, 2016. Un tueur en série s'attaque aux femmes enceintes. Comble de l'horreur, l'individu semble s'inspirer d'un rite ancestral consistant à brûler les victimes, avant de les pendre par les pieds pour les immerger dans un chaudron datant de l'âge de bronze. L'affaire est aussitôt confiée à l'inspecteur et profiler Unai López de Ayala, dit Kraken. Appelé sur la première scène de crime, ce dernier découvre, horrifié, que la victime n'est autre qu'Ana Belén Liaño, son amour de jeunesse.

In these stories, characters struggle with allegiances both political and personal, their attempts at independence coinciding with the region’s growing nationalist fervor. Exquisitely attuned to the nuances of familial and cultural history, and beautifully blending pastoral and historical sensibilities, Electrodomésticos is a stunning debut about place, language, and identity, from a promising new voice.