Herriak ez du barkatuko / El pueblo no perdona / The people does not forgive

Herriak_ez_du_barkatuko

Type:  Helduen literatura

Writer:  Irati Goikoetxea

Illustrator: 

Format:  21,5 x 14 cm

Number of pages: 180

ISBN:  978-84-1360-060-4

Year:  2021

Available rights:  Disponible para todas las lenguas / Available for all languages

Theme:  ¿Cómo deben abordar el pasado las víctimas de la violencia? ¿Cómo el futuro? ¿Es posible el diálogo entre víctimas de distinto signo? ¿Y es posible construir un país más amable y habitable para todos y todas? / How should the victims of violence approach the past? And the future? Is dialogue between victims of different political persuasions possible? Is it possible to build a country that is friendlier and more liveable for everyone?

Synopsis

Oihanari ETAk aita hil zion, bera gaztetxoa zela. Orain, bere seme-alabei zer eta nola kontatu ez dauka garbi. Egileak sentiberatasunez lantzen du gure historia hurbileko gai minbera hau, edertasunak eta emozioak balio dutelakoan oinazea leuntzeko eta zauriak ixteko.

Oihana perdió a su padre a manos de ETA cuando era joven. Ahora que es madre, no sabe qué ni cómo contar a sus hijos. La autora aborda con sensibilidad una parte dolorosa de nuestro pasado reciente, confiando en que la belleza y la emoción sirvan para restañar las heridas.

Oihana’s father was killed by ETA when she was young. Now that she is a mother, she does not know what to tell her children about it, or how. The author deals sensitively with a painful part of our recent history, trusting that beauty and emotion will help to heal the wounds.

Publisher

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Publisher: Elkar

Elkar publishing house was founded in 1975, with the aim of promoting Basque culture. Since then it has been very active as both a publisher and a record label, promoting the literary and musical works of writers and musi- cians and, at the same time, helping to fill gaps in and fulfil the needs of our culture. Thanks to the work carried out in these years, Elkar’s catalogue cur- rently holds more than 2,500 works.