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The accordionist's son / Bernardo Atxaga ; translated from the Spanish by Margaret Jull Costa.

Title
The accordionist's son / Bernardo Atxaga ; translated from the Spanish by Margaret Jull Costa.
Author
Atxaga, Bernardo
Publication
London : Harvill Secker, 2007.

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Description
389 p.; 25 cm.
Summary
As a young man, David divides his time between his Uncle Juan's ranch and his life in the village, where he reluctantly practises the accordion, a tradition which his authoritarian father insists that he continue. He becomes increasingly aware of the long shadow cast by the Spanish Civil War.
Uniform Title
Soinujolearen semea. English
Alternative Title
Soinujolearen semea.
Subject
  • Basques > Fiction
  • Spain > History > Civil War, 1936-1939 > Fiction
Genre/Form
  • Fiction
  • History
  • Historical fiction
  • Bildungsromans.
Note
  • "First published in Basque with the title Soinujolearen semea in 2003." -- T.p. verso.
  • "First published in Spanish as El hijo del acordeonista (translated by Asun Garikanoand Bernardo Atxaga) in 2004 by Alfaquara, Madrid." -- T.p. verso.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
ISBN
  • 9781843432807 (hbk.)
  • 1843432803 (hbk.)
OCLC
  • 173239322
  • SCSB-11955419
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library