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Mari is the main character of Basque mythology, having the nature of a deity, unlike other creatures who share the same spiritual environment. Mari is often represented as a woman dressed in red. She is also seen as a woman of fire, a woman-tree, and as a thunderbolt. Mari is associated with various forces of nature, including thunder and wind ...
Darrieussecq, whose mother and two grandmothers spoke Basque, [25] regularly claims in interviews [26] that she doesn't sacralise French, and considers it as a language among others: "I believe writers have a special relationship with their mother tongue. They dare to touch it, consider it as something outside of themselves, and they can either ...
The mythology of the ancient Basques largely did not survive the arrival of Christianity in the Basque Country between the 4th and 12th century AD. Most of what is known about elements of this original belief system is based on the analysis of legends, the study of place names and scant historical references to pagan rituals practised by the ...
Amalur or Ama Lurra [1] (Basque for "Mother Earth"), is the mother of Ekhi, the sun, and Ilazki, the moon, in Basque mythology. She is the home not only of living beings, but also of mythological creatures, divinities and souls. Amalur (Mother Earth) sustains the life of plants and animals. She holds amazing treasures in her bosom. [2]
La Encantada is supposedly closely related to mythological beings such as the Lamias, [1] Mouras (Galician mythology), [2] [3] Mari and Mairu (Basque mythology), the Anjanas (Cantabrian mythology) and the Xanas (Asturian mythology), [4] In fact, both are, in essence, different versions of the same narrative but adapted to particular cultural ...
The book won the National Literature Prize for Narrative. [1] It is the most internationally successful book in Basque and has been translated into numerous languages. The original Basque version was published by Editorial Erein in 1988, and the author's own Spanish version was published by Ediciones B in 1989.
In amongst the trickle of smaller religious works the Counter Reformation movement, which in the Basque Country had its centre in Sare, Soule, produced one of the most notable works of the 17th century, [2] This was a religious publication, called Gero, the preachings of Pedro Agerre (better known as Axular) but in literary form, published in 1643.
A Long Petal of the Sea (Spanish: Largo pétalo de mar) is a 2019 novel by Chilean author Isabel Allende. Originally published in Spain by Plaza & Janés, it was first published in the United States by Vintage Espanol. [1] The novel was issued in 2019 in Spanish as Largo pétalo de mar, and was translated into English by Nick Caistor and Amanda ...