Bilbao-New York-Bilbao
By Kirmen Uribe
2008
First Published
3.54
Average Rating
203
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When Liborio Uribe found that he was going to die, he wanted to once again see a painting by Aurelio Arteta, his wife’s father. Liborio had spent his entire life at sea, like his son José, living out unforgettable adventures that fade into obscurity. Years later, faced with the same painting, Liborio’s grandson Kirmen, a writer and poet, uses these family stories to write a novel. Bilbao - New York - Bilbao takes place during a flight to New York and tells the story of journeys of three generations of the same family. Through letters, diaries, e-mails, poems, and dictionaries, it creates a mosaic of memories and stories that form an homage to a world that has almost disappeared, as well as a hymn to the continuity of life. A novel, it is also a reflection on the art of writing, and lies between life and fiction.
Avg Rating
3.54
Number of Ratings
891
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Kirmen Uribe
Author · 7 books
Kirmen Uribe Urbieta (Ondárroa, Vizcaya, País Vasco, España, 5 de octubre de 1970) es un escritor vasco que escribe en euskera. Nació en una familia vinculada a la pesca. Uribe se licenció en Filología Vasca en Vitoria y cursó estudios de posgrado de Literatura Comparada en Trento (Italia). Su primer premio literario importante lo recogió en 1995 cuando estaba cumpliendo condena por ser insumiso y negarse a ir al servicio militar obligatorio. El 14 de octubre de 2009 se le concedió el Premio Nacional de Narrativa 2009 por su obra Bilbao-New York-Bilbao.
