The Accordionist's Son

Bernardo Atxaga, Margaret Jull Costa

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English

Vintage
15 October 2008

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

A magnificent family epic, haunted by the shadow of the Spanish Civil War, by award-winning Basque author Bernardo Atxaga.

The Accordionist's Son is a remarkably powerful and accomplished novel, exploring the life of David Imaz, a former inhabitant of the Basque village of Obaba, now living in exile and ill-health on a ranch in California.

As a young man, David divides his time between his uncle's ranch and his life in the village, where he reluctantly practises the accordion on the insistence of his authoritarian father. Increasingly aware of the long shadow cast by the Spanish Civil War, he begins to unravel the story of the conflict, his father's association with the fascists and his uncle's opposition and brave decision to hide a wanted republican.

Caught betweeen the two men, the course of his own life is changed forever when he agrees to shelter a group of students on the run from the military police.

Translated by Margaret Jull Costa.

By: Bernardo Atxaga
Translated by: Margaret Jull Costa
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 277g
ISBN: 9780099492771
ISBN 10: 0099492776
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 15 October 2008
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Bernardo Atxaga was born in Gipuzkoa in Spain in 1951 and lives in the Basque Country, writing in Basque and Spanish. He is a prize-winning novelist and poet, whose books Obabakoak, The Lone Man and The Lone Woman have won critical acclaim in Spain and abroad. His works have been translated in twenty-two languages.

Reviews for The Accordionist's Son

The first great Basque novel * Times Literary Supplement * A briliantly inventive writer... terribly moving and wildly funny -- A. S. Byatt This most delicate and personal of novels packs a powerful political message * Independent * Incredibly powerful... magnificently written * Financial Times * A magical novel that exlores friendship and memory, language and loss * Metro *