Robert Laxalt

Broschiertes Buch

A Cup of Tea in Pamplona

Beschreibung

In this action filled tale, Laxalt shows the daring and sometimes violent world of the contrabandiers, Basque smugglers in the Pyrenees. Set in the 1960s, the story begins with Nikolas, driven by his family’s financial despair, taking on work from Gregorio, the patrón of a small team of smugglers. Nikolas must smuggle fifty horses over the mountain ridges between France and Spain. If he’s caught, jail and ruin are certain; death is possible. This engrossing novella, told with tight narration and compelling dialogue, shows the grinding poverty and ethnic tensions in Basque lands, fifty years ago.

Autor

Robert Laxalt grew up in Carson City, Nevada, USA. He attended Santa Clara University in California, USA and later graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno, USA. He joined the staff of the University of Nevada in 1954, serving first as director of News and Publications and later as director of the University of Nevada Press, which he founded. He was named a Reynolds Distinguished Visiting Professor and was the first occupant of the Distinguished Nevada Author Chair. The author of seventeen books and many national magazine articles, his work has received international critical acclaim.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Nevada Press
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 158mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 172g
• ISBN-13: 9780874171921
• ISBN-10: 087417192X
• Artikelnr.: 38059235