The MARTIN MARTINA trilogy combines adventure and fantasy. The central character is intersexual. The author sets out to spotlight the richness that lies in difference, also making readers think about the environment and globalisation. Mythology and religions hold a special place in this project. Only Christianity and officially accepted systems are accepted as religions, and the native belief system is set aside and called mythology. The writer makes us see the importance in our upbringing of learning about our own mythology, our old religion and our imaginary world.
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.
