Fernando Aramburu wins the National Narrative Award 2017 with «Patria»

Fernando Aramburu

Of the novel "Homeland" more than 500.000 copies have already been sold since it went on sale in 2016, so it is not surprising that its author, Fernando Aramburu, got a few hours ago the National Narrative Award 2017.

The reasons for granting this award to the author of San Sebastián, as reported by the ministry in its statement, have been for "The psychological depth of the characters, the narrative tension and the integration of points of view, as well as the desire to write a global novel about some turbulent years in the Basque Country". Therefore, they are not lacking reasons more than enough to grant him this well-deserved award. As you know for sure, it is a prize endowed with 20.000 euros, which is awarded each year to a Spanish author for a work written in any of the official languages ​​and published in Spain.

Synopsis of the book «Patria»

The day ETA announces the abandonment of arms, Bittori goes to the cemetery to tell the grave of her husband, Txato, murdered by the terrorists, that she has decided to return to the house where they lived. Will she be able to live with those who harassed her before and after the attack that disrupted her life and that of her family? Will she be able to know who was the hooded man who killed her husband one rainy day, when he was returning from his transport company? No matter how sneaky, Bittori's presence will alter the false tranquility of the town, especially her neighbor Miren, a once close friend and mother of Joxe Mari, an imprisoned terrorist and suspected of Bittori's worst fears. What happened between those two women? What has poisoned the lives of your children and your close-knit husbands in the past? With their hidden tears and unwavering convictions, with their wounds and their bravery, the incandescent story of their lives before and after the crater that was the death of Txato, speaks to us of the impossibility of forgetting and the need for forgiveness in a community broken by political fanaticism.

It is a book highly valued by both critics and readers who have already read it. If you want to know why this highly recognized national award has been given, you have to read it.


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