{"product_id":"bilbao-new-york-bilbao-9781566896498","title":"Bilbao-New York-Bilbao","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn a transatlantic flight between Bilbao and New York City, a fictional version of Kirmen Uribe recalls three generations of family history--the inspiration for the novel he wants to write--and ponders how the sea has shaped their stories. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe day he knew he was going to die, our narrator's grandfather took his daughter-in-law to the Fine Arts Museum in Bilbao, the de facto capital of the Basque region of northern Spain, to show her a painting with ties to their family. Years later, her son Kirmen traces those ties back through the decades, knotting together moments from early twentieth-century art history with the stories of his ancestors' fishing adventures--and tragedies--in the North Atlantic Ocean. Elegant, fluid storytelling is punctuated by scenes from Kirmen's flight, from security line to airport bar to jet cabin, and reflections on the creative writing process. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis original and compelling novel earned debut author Kirmen Uribe the prestigious National Prize for Literature in Spain in 2009. Exquisitely translated from Basque to English by Elizabeth Macklin, \u003ci\u003eBilbao-New York-Bilbao\u003c\/i\u003e skillfully captures the intersections of many journeys: past and present, physical and artistic, complete and still unfolding.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBilbao-New York-Bilbao\u003c\/i\u003e is the second book commissioned for the Spatial Species series, edited by Youmna Chlala and Ken Chen. The series investigates the ways we activate space through language. In the tradition of Georges Perec's \u003ci\u003eAn Attempt at Exhausting a Place in Paris, \u003c\/i\u003e Spatial Species titles are pocket-sized editions, each keenly focused on place. Instead of tourist spots and public squares, we encounter unmarked, noncanonical spaces: edges, alleyways, diasporic traces. Such intimate journeying requires experiments in language and genre, moving travelogue, fiction, or memoir into something closer to eating, drinking, and dreaming.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Coffee House Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781566896498\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/20\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kirmen Uribe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42325221507253,"sku":"9781566896498","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c23a010c-9fa2-4877-a594-4f4966da8ce0.jpg?v=1660017770","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/bilbao-new-york-bilbao-9781566896498","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}