Overview
One dark and stormy night, Mo hears her Inner Voice urging her to begin writing her memoirs. Having ignored her Inner Voice s advice once before, with near-fatal consequences, she decides, this time, to do as she is told. Mo looks back on her life, beginning with the crucial moment when she met another cow, who introduced herself as La Vache qui Rit, and assured Mo that there was nothing more stupid in this world than a stupid cow. Mo spends her life trying to prove to her friend that, despite being a cow, she is not at all stupid. Besides, she has her Inner Voice and a great desire to live! Set in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, in which defeated Republican supporters are still being persecuted by victorious Nationalists, Memoirs of a Basque Cow paints a funny, touching portrait of friendship and freedom and the sometimes difficult process of finding oneself. AUTHOR: Bernardo Atxaga (1950) is considered to be the finest Basque writer of his generation. He has written novels, short stories, song lyrics, plays and children s literature. His books have been translated into more than twenty languages, and his work in euskera (Basque) and in translation has brought him many prizes, including the Premio Nacional de Narrativa, the Premio Euskadi, the Premio de la Critica, the Prix Millepages, the Premio Valle-Inclan, and the Marsh Award for Children s Literature in Translation.
Full Product Details
Author: Bernardo Atxaga ,
Margaret Jull Costa
Publisher: Dedalus Ltd
Imprint: Dedalus Ltd
Volume: 1
ISBN: 9781912868018
ISBN 10: 1912868016
Pages: 221
Publication Date: 06 March 2020
Recommended Age: From 12 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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General/trade
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Children's (6-12)
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
'In all his work, Atxaga delves into the impact of the political on individual lives.' Nick Caistor in The Guardian 'A master storyteller has become a fabulous chronicler of reality..' La Vanguardia
"""In all his work, Atxaga delves into the impact of the political on individual lives."" -- Nick Caistor, The Guardian ""A master storyteller has become a fabulous chronicler of reality.."" -- La Vanguardia"
Author Information
Bernardo Atxaga (born 1950) is considered to be the finest Basque writer of his generation. He has written novels, short stories, song lyrics, plays and children's literature. His books have been translated into more than twenty languages, and his work in euskera (Basque) and in translation has brought him many prizes, including the Premio Nacional de Narrativa, the Premio Euskadi, the Premio de la Critica, the Prix Millepages, the Premio Valle-Inclan, and the Marsh Award for Children's Literature in Translation. Margaret Jull Costa has translated many books for Dedalus.
