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Archipelago Books

Twist

Twist

by Harkaitz Cano, translated from the Basque by Amaia Gabantxo

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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. With Diego as a point of departure, the novel enters into the lives of numerous characters directly or indirectly implicated in the murder. In Twist, Harkaitz Cano provides a multi-vocal account of a conscience and a society in turmoil. It is a 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.

A prolific writer of novels, short stories, poetry, essays, plays, radio and television scripts, and comics, Harkaitz Cano is one of the leading literary figures of the Basque Country.

Additional Book Information

Series: Archipelago Books
ISBN: 9780914671824
Pages: 420
Publication Date:

Praise

“Narrated with extraordinary verve... We need works like these, conceived and composed without any hint of frivolity, set out on the endless task of making our world more intelligible.”
—Ricardo Senabre, El Cultural

“Surgical, glittering, and poetic prose ... Cano has created a branching multiplicity of stories within a story, borrowing from the mastery of William Faulkner, Saul Bellow, or Philip Roth. Literature with a capital L.”
—Hasier Rekondo, Koult

“What makes Twist such a powerful novel is precisely the fact that it does not take sides, but rather digs down into the human experience and into what makes human beings so worthy of both admiration and contempt.”
—J.A. Masoliver Ródenas, La Vanguardia

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