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Bilbao-New York-Bilbao

Kirmen Uribe · 2008 CE · Novel · Basque · Contemporary

On a flight from Bilbao to New York a writer reconstructs the lives of three generations of Basque fishermen in his family, piecing them together from logbooks, letters and talk. The journey in the air is crossed with the sea voyages of those he is remembering. A Basque-language book that won Spain's Premio Nacional de Narrativa in 2009.

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Attributes

Genre
Historical
Theme
Memory & TimeExile & HomecomingIdentity & SelfTraditionDeath & Mortality
Archetype (Jung / Campbell)
EverymanWanderer
Plot type
Generational SagaVoyage and Return
Form
Frame Narrative
Symbol / motif
The SeaThe Ship / Boat
Conflict
vs Naturevs Self
Mode / tone
LyricalRealist
Culture / tradition
Basque

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