tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179467970019405983.post3273142915422769015..comments2023-12-29T23:29:09.750+00:00Comments on ecopunks: The Lone Man by Bernardo AtxagaTony Bailiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17747493009715601398noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179467970019405983.post-13576516627886062010-02-06T01:03:42.405+00:002010-02-06T01:03:42.405+00:00I think you recommended Artxaga to me John. The sh...I think you recommended Artxaga to me John. The short story collection sounds interesting. I've read Mark Kurlansky's The Basque History of the World.Tony Bailiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17747493009715601398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179467970019405983.post-19951188491273706142010-02-01T04:56:34.241+00:002010-02-01T04:56:34.241+00:00Just before we met up, Tony, I'd been chatting...Just before we met up, Tony, I'd been chatting with Carrie about this very novel. She liked it far more than "The Lone Woman" counterpart as a look into how an activist finds distance between the radical he or she once was and the mature person they've become-- without a plot that stoops to easy clichĂ©, facile revelations, or silly shoot-'em-ups. <br /><br />I reviewed his "The Accordionist's Son" last spring but found it too semi-autobiographically weighed down despite the inherent fascination of the only Basque writer probably translated at all widely into English. I suspect translation tripled may add to the impact, or lack of, in our language. For a non-fiction look, Mark Kurlansky's "The Basque History of the World" may make a good companion. Atxaga has a few works out, including a magical realism linked short story collection.John L. Murphy / "FionnchĂș"https://www.blogger.com/profile/16616876266772470719noreply@blogger.com