The land of my fathers : a son's return to the Basque country / Robert Laxalt ; illustrated by Joyce Laxalt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Laxalt, Robert, 1923-2001, author.

Contributor:

Laxalt, Joyce, illustrator.

Series:

Basque series.

Basque Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Laxalt, Robert, 1923-2001--Travel--France--Pays Basque.

Laxalt, Robert, 1923-2001.

Mountain life--France--Pays Basque.

Mountain life.

Pays Basque (France)--Social life and customs--20th century.

Pays Basque (France).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (122 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Reno, Nevada : University of Nevada Press, [2000]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 1960, renowned Nevada writer Robert Laxalt moved himself and his family to a small Basque village in the French Pyrenees.The son of Basque emigrants, Laxalt wanted to learn as much as he could about the ancient and mysterious people from which he was descended and about the country from which his parents came.

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; Author's Note; 1. A Flight of Doves; 2. Words; 3. On Market Day; 4. Common Goal; 5. The Fishing Fleet; 6. Law; 7. Invaders; 8. Tree of Gernika; 9. Tragedy; 10. Weakness; 11. Fête Dieu in Iholdy; 12. Basque Troubadours; 13. Good and Evil Joust on a Wine Glass; 14. Contrabandiers; 15. Frills and Fancy; 16. High Mountain Chapel; 17. Curiosity; 18. The Pilgrimage; 19. A Mean Woman; 20. Open Doors; 21. High Country / Low Country; 22. The Priest at Arneguy; 23. An Auction; 24. Duty; 25. Sorgina; 26. Work; 27. The German Occupation

28. Penance for a Collaborator29. The Street of the Americans; 30. Reputation; 31. A Lion Tamer; 32. The Village Gossip; 33. Let It Go By; 34. Pantasha; 35. Bohèmes; 36. Arretalepho; 37. Drink; 38. The Brotherhood of Shepherds; 39. The Basque Character; 40. Fishwives; 41. The Wind and the Rain; 42. Dawn; 43. Station; 44. Marriage; 45. Winter; 46. Contraband: Matching Wits and Wiles; 47. Old Woman's Admonition; 48. Neither a Basque Heart nor Song; 49. Old Woman with a Car; 50. A Diffusion of Light; 51. The Man at Aldudes; 52. The Land Is Their Life; 53. Equality; 54. A Complicated Transaction

55. Village Churchyards56. A Bargain with the Devil; 57. Pace of Life; 58. A Bond of Blood; 59. Betrayal; 60. The Founding Father; 61. The Grand Chateau; 62. Trust; 63. Duty; 64. Poor and Proud; Epilogue Agur

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-87417-395-7

OCLC:

44956214