Description
Expertly translated into English by Amaia Gabantxo - arguably the most prestigious contemporary Basque to English translator - Hezurren Erretura [Burning Bones] is a companion piece to Miren Agur Meabe's A Glass Eye, a collection of short stories that complement the universe of Meabe's novel about absence as an engine for creation, about what we make out of the things we lose--her eye, in the author's case, or love, or the innocence of youth. Miren Agur Meabe is one of Basque literature's leading contemporary writers and the winner of several national awards. She is the only writer to win Spain's national poetry prize in the Basque language. In a series of short poetic narratives Burning Bones finds the writer on a remarkable journey of imagination, discovery and emotion. From a flooded river stranding a dolphin on a sandbank to a sailor afraid to venture onto land while a first kiss is cut tragically short Meabe plays with the expectations and form of stories while offering a rhapsody of reflection and reinvention.
Meabe has participated in many international events including the Dublin Festival Writers (2003), XXI Festival of Vjlenica. Literary Festival, Edinburgh Book Festival, Reading Month Festival, International Day of Languages, Hay Festival Arequipa, IBVA Days and Brussels Transpoesie.
About the Author
Miren Agur Meabe writes literature for children, and also for adults. In the course of her career she has received the Critics' Prize twice, for her poetry collections and the Euskadi Prize for YA literature on three occasions. Her novel Kristalezko begi bat (A Glass Eye, Parthian 2018) and the short story collection Hezurren erratura (Burning Bones, Parthian 2022) have been warmly received by readers and critics alike. A Glass Eye has been translated into several languages and received multiple awards. In 2020 she published her fifth poetry collection, Nola gorde errautsa kolkoan (Holding ashes close to the heart) - which forms a triptych with A Glass Eye and Burning Bones. It won the 2021 Spanish National Poetry Award.
Reviews
'Miren Agur Meabe's poetic language shades and heightens the pulse of her writing, [adding] sensuality to the wound she writes of. Her way of looking elevates her raw, sincere voice to higher ground...' - Harkaitz Cano
Book Information
ISBN 9781913640538
Author Miren Agur Meabe
Format Paperback
Page Count 200
Imprint Parthian Books
Publisher Parthian Books
Meabe has participated in many international events including the Dublin Festival Writers (2003), XXI Festival of Vjlenica. Literary Festival, Edinburgh Book Festival, Reading Month Festival, International Day of Languages, Hay Festival Arequipa, IBVA Days and Brussels Transpoesie.
About the Author
Miren Agur Meabe writes literature for children, and also for adults. In the course of her career she has received the Critics' Prize twice, for her poetry collections and the Euskadi Prize for YA literature on three occasions. Her novel Kristalezko begi bat (A Glass Eye, Parthian 2018) and the short story collection Hezurren erratura (Burning Bones, Parthian 2022) have been warmly received by readers and critics alike. A Glass Eye has been translated into several languages and received multiple awards. In 2020 she published her fifth poetry collection, Nola gorde errautsa kolkoan (Holding ashes close to the heart) - which forms a triptych with A Glass Eye and Burning Bones. It won the 2021 Spanish National Poetry Award.
Reviews
'Miren Agur Meabe's poetic language shades and heightens the pulse of her writing, [adding] sensuality to the wound she writes of. Her way of looking elevates her raw, sincere voice to higher ground...' - Harkaitz Cano
Book Information
ISBN 9781913640538
Author Miren Agur Meabe
Format Paperback
Page Count 200
Imprint Parthian Books
Publisher Parthian Books
