Nerea and I: Translated by Linda White

ISBN-13: 9780820474496 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 178 str.

Alvarez-Detrell, Tamara

Opis

Laura Mintegi s Nerea and I provides a unique viewpoint from which to examine women s role in the world of Basque nationalism, and Linda White s translation gives us a rare example in English of this late twentieth century novel by a prominent Basque writer and political activist. This volume also includes White s examination of the role of women in Basque society, and the rise of the women s movement in the Basque country of Spain."

O autorze

The Translator: Linda White received her Ph.D. in Basque Studies (Language and Literature) and her M.A. in Spanish from the University of Nevada, Reno. Dr. White is the author of Aurrera! and a co-author of the Basque-English / English-Basque Dictionary (1992). She has translated six other books on Basque topics: The Basque Poetic Tradition (2000); Karmentxu and the Little Ghost (1996); The Dancing Flea (1996); Improvisational Poetry from the Basque Country (1995); Korrika: Basque Ritual for Ethnic Identity (1993); and A View from the Witch's Cave: Folktales of the Pyrenees (1991). She has co-edited four collections of essays in Basque studies and has published numerous articles. She is currently co-director of the Basque Literature series published by the Center for Basque Studies.