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Zelestina Urza in Outer Space: The Basque Series

Autor David Romtvedt
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 20 dec 2015
An historical fiction book, narrated by a friend of Zelestina who only knew her in her old age (after the story takes place). The story begins at Zelestina's funeral and the narrator retelling the story of her life. Zelestina was born in the Basque Country and moves to Wolf Wyoming, where she meets Yellow Bird Daughter, a woman who was separated from her family and is then kidnapped and held captive by Thomas Teague. Zelestina and Yellow Bird Daughter become friends and eventually kill Thomas Teague, then helping eachother survive in Wolf, both of them without family or home. The narration is interrupted at points by the narrator's memories of the aged Zelestina and their talks on culture, God and other aspects of life.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781935709619
ISBN-10: 1935709615
Pagini: 280
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Editura: Center for Basque Studies
Colecția Center for Basque Studies
Seria The Basque Series


Notă biografică

David Romtvedt is an American writer and poet. He was born in Portland, Oregon and raised in Arizona. He got his BA from Reed College and his MFA from the University of Iowa. From 2003 to 2011, Romtvedt was the poet laureate of Wyoming and has received several honors for his poetry; including the Wyoming Governor's Arts Award, fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Wyoming Arts Council. He also is a musician and occasionally tours with his daughter.

Cuprins

PART ONE
1. A Funeral 11
2. Yellow, Police Seat Doan 17
3. Indianoak 33
4. The Messiah 39
5. Marking Time 55
6. Hunting Trip 67
7. Goddamn You 91

PART TWO
8. Disappeared 107
9. The Basque Picnic 115
10. An Umbrella and Two Deaths 137
11. A Coffin 157
12. Yo Te Daré – Emango Dizut 169
13. A Train Ride 177

PART THREE
14. Curved Dash 195
15. The Pioneers’ and Founders’ Day Parade 205
16. Lame Deer 225
17. Adam and Eve 247
18. Zelestina’s Last Oldsmobile 257

Afterword • 271
Whales and the Graveyard 271
Acknowledgments 277

Descriere

Historical fiction about a Basque woman, Zelestina Urza, who moves to Wolf, Wyoming where she learns to survive in this strange new place.