The Child
Now retired, Nikasio visits his grandson every Thursday at the cemetery in Ortuella. He is one of the many children who lost their lives in a gas explosion at a school in this small town—a tragedy that shook the Basque Country and all of Spain in 1980. Through the grandfather's experiences—who gradually emerges as a deeply moving figure—through the mother's testimony years later, and through the chronicle of what unfolded within the family, we witness how the shocking tragedy changed people, how it brought to light unexpected aspects, overturning everything completely. Surrendered to Aramburu's masterful storytelling, the reader is immersed in a tale of unexpected emotions—a psychological and literary exploration with a sharp scalpel—captivated by the course of the protagonists' lives, in a novel of exceptional emotional density, one that is read again and again, down to the very last line. "Raw, written with respect and authentic emotion—magnificent!" — Esquire "The Child is a portrait—both moving and harrowing—of the fragile human nature." — El Cultural "With a unique ability to delve into the innermost shelters of pain, The Child is a book that literally speaks. A book read with a deep sense of suspended anguish." — Corriere della Sera
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The Child
Now retired, Nikasio visits his grandson every Thursday at the cemetery in Ortuella. He is one of the many children who lost their lives in a gas explosion at a school in this small town—a tragedy that shook the Basque Country and all of Spain in 1980. Through the grandfather's experiences—who gradually emerges as a deeply moving figure—through the mother's testimony years later, and through the chronicle of what unfolded within the family, we witness how the shocking tragedy changed people, how it brought to light unexpected aspects, overturning everything completely. Surrendered to Aramburu's masterful storytelling, the reader is immersed in a tale of unexpected emotions—a psychological and literary exploration with a sharp scalpel—captivated by the course of the protagonists' lives, in a novel of exceptional emotional density, one that is read again and again, down to the very last line. "Raw, written with respect and authentic emotion—magnificent!" — Esquire "The Child is a portrait—both moving and harrowing—of the fragile human nature." — El Cultural "With a unique ability to delve into the innermost shelters of pain, The Child is a book that literally speaks. A book read with a deep sense of suspended anguish." — Corriere della Sera
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The Child

by Fernando Aramburu
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Overview

Now retired, Nikasio visits his grandson every Thursday at the cemetery in Ortuella. He is one of the many children who lost their lives in a gas explosion at a school in this small town—a tragedy that shook the Basque Country and all of Spain in 1980. Through the grandfather's experiences—who gradually emerges as a deeply moving figure—through the mother's testimony years later, and through the chronicle of what unfolded within the family, we witness how the shocking tragedy changed people, how it brought to light unexpected aspects, overturning everything completely. Surrendered to Aramburu's masterful storytelling, the reader is immersed in a tale of unexpected emotions—a psychological and literary exploration with a sharp scalpel—captivated by the course of the protagonists' lives, in a novel of exceptional emotional density, one that is read again and again, down to the very last line. "Raw, written with respect and authentic emotion—magnificent!" — Esquire "The Child is a portrait—both moving and harrowing—of the fragile human nature." — El Cultural "With a unique ability to delve into the innermost shelters of pain, The Child is a book that literally speaks. A book read with a deep sense of suspended anguish." — Corriere della Sera

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9786180713404
Publisher: S. Patakis
Publication date: 05/28/2025
Sold by: Bookwire
Format: eBook
Pages: 288
File size: 1 MB
Language: Greek, Modern (1453- )

About the Author

Ο Φερνάντο Αραµπούρου γεννήθηκε στο Σαν Σεµπαστιάν το 1959. Σπούδασε ισπανική φιλολογία στο Πανεπιστήµιο της Σαραγόσα και από το 1985 µένει στη Γερµανία. Υπήρξε µέλος του Grupo CLOC de Arte y Desarte. Είναι ένας από τους σηµαντικότερους Ισπανούς πεζογράφους και έχει τιµηθεί µεταξύ άλλων µε το Bραβείο Tusquets για το µυθιστόρηµά του Τα χρόνια της βραδύτητας (2012, Εκδόσεις Πατάκη 2020), το Βραβείο Biblioteca Breve 2014 για το Avidas Pretensiones, καθώς και το Βραβείο της Βασιλικής Ισπανικής Ακαδηµίας, το Βραβείο Mario Vargas Llosa και το Βραβείο Dulce Chacon για τη συλλογή διηγηµάτων του Los peces de la amargura (2006). Το 2016 κυκλοφόρησε το µυθιστόρηµά του Πατρίδα (Εκδόσεις Πατάκη 2018), το οποίο θεωρείται ένα από τα σηµαντικότερα ισπανόφωνα βιβλία της εποχής µας και µεταφράστηκε σε περισσότερες από 35 γλώσσες, ενώ έχει τιµηθεί µε κάποια από τα µεγαλύτερα λογοτεχνικά βραβεία. Tο 2021 κυκλοφόρησε το µυθιστόρηµα Τα πετροχελίδονα (Εκδόσεις Πατάκη 2023) που µεταφράστηκε σε περισσότερες από 20 γλώσσες. Το πιο πρόσφατο έργο του που κυκλοφορεί από τις Εκδόσεις Πατάκη είναι το μυθιστόρημα Το παιδί (2025).
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