Obabakoak
Format: Hardcover
ISBN13: 9780679424048
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"A unique and stunning international literary event: winner of Spain's National Prize for Literature, Obabakoak, a work of fiction, is one of only several hundred books to be written in four centuries in Basque, a language understood by few (the author himself had to translate his book into Spanish to broaden its appeal throughout Europe, where it has been published to ecstatic acclaim)." "Obabakoak means "the people and things of Obaba (a Basque village)," and the narrator weaves a tale reminiscent of Scheherazade's. The village is peopled with rascals, innocents, intellectuals, shepherds, hunters, idiots, and creatures of superstition, and the interconnection of their private worlds is brilliantly evoked. Parody, riddles, texts within texts abound in a book that is playful yet always tinged with melancholy." "Possessed of the timelessness of the fairy tale and informed by the lore of the oral tradition - and offering a good-humored spin through metaliterature and intertextuality - Obabakoak is a multi-faceted and rousing celebration of the art of storytelling."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
| ISBN-13 | 9780679424048 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0679424040 |
| Weight | 1.13 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 5.75 x 1.25 x 8.50 In |
| List Price | $22.00 |
| Format | Hardcover |
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| Language | English |
| Pages | 226 pages |
| Publisher | Pantheon |
| Published On | 1993-03-23 |
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