Twist - YoungramWyrm

eBook, 420 pages

English language

Published Jan. 30, 2018 by Archipelago Press.

A moving portrayal of violence's emotional legacy in the Basque Country. Twist is tale of guilt, love, friendship, and betrayal, and of the difficulties that arise when one flees one's own skin to inhabit the minds of others.

Set in the politically charged climate of the Basque Country in the 1980s, Twist relates the disappearance and brutal murder of two ETA militants at the hands of the Spanish army. The novel centers on their friend and fellow activist Diego Lazkano, who, since revealing his comrades to the authorities, has been tormented by guilt. In Twist, Harkaitz Cano provides a multi-vocal account of a conscience and a society in turmoil.

A moving portrayal of violence's emotional legacy in the Basque Country. Twist is tale of guilt, love, friendship, and betrayal, and of the difficulties that arise when one flees one's own skin to inhabit the minds of others.

Set in the politically charged climate of the Basque Country in the 1980s, Twist relates the disappearance and brutal murder of two ETA militants at the hands of the Spanish army. The novel centers on their friend and fellow activist Diego Lazkano, who, since revealing his comrades to the authorities, has been tormented by guilt. In Twist, Harkaitz Cano provides a multi-vocal account of a conscience and a society in turmoil.

3 editions

izaro reviewed Twist: izaki intermitenteak by Harkaitz Cano

Bikaina

5 stars

Trama oso ondo garaturik, eta zatika idatzirik, pertsonaia bakoitzaren ikuspuntu eta pentsamoldea erakutsiz. Diego Lazkano protagonistaren haria jarraitzen bada ere, beste pertsonaia askoren bizia ezagutzeko aukera ematen du,historia askoz ere mamitsuagoa izatea ahalbidetzen duelarik. Soto eta Zeberio beti daude present lehenengo kapitulu zirraragarritik hasita. Hasiera itzela da benetan. Zatikatutako trama horrek, oso ondo ixten du Euskal Herriko garai ilunen puzzlea. Hagitz gustatu zait!

Subjects

Literary fiction
War fiction
Basque