People from Bilbao are born wherever they want
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People from Bilbao are born wherever they want
9.99 €
Maria, the daughter of immigrants from Bilbao, spent her childhood behind the scenes of the Parisian theater Michodière, among the actors, costumes and scenery: her father Julian, a Basque with an explosive character, a collection of weapons and a passion for alcohol, works here as a custodian, and her mother Victoria, a once irresistible Galician who meets her husband's outbursts of rage with submissive silence, is a cleaner.
Growing up, Maria distances herself from her family, studies to be a film director, falls in love, makes a career - in general, lives her own life. Until she accidentally discovers that this life is built on lies, and Victoria and Julian have one big secret.
In search of the truth, Maria returns to the Basque Country, immerses herself in the intricate corruption schemes of the post-Franco period, completely rethinks her relationship with her parents and decides to tell her story in an unusual way for a filmmaker - by writing a novel in which clever editing cuts will transport the reader from a fishing village in Galicia to the seedy districts of Bilbao; from a Jesuit shelter for the poor to the bohemian bars of Paris; from the theater stage, where boulevard comedies are performed, to the arena of bloody bullfights.
Maria Larrea's debut novel, based on the history of her family, was awarded a number of French and Spanish literary prizes, including the Prix du Premier Roman and the Prix Roman France Televisions. The book was adapted into a one-woman show starring Bérénice Bejo.
Growing up, Maria distances herself from her family, studies to be a film director, falls in love, makes a career - in general, lives her own life. Until she accidentally discovers that this life is built on lies, and Victoria and Julian have one big secret.
In search of the truth, Maria returns to the Basque Country, immerses herself in the intricate corruption schemes of the post-Franco period, completely rethinks her relationship with her parents and decides to tell her story in an unusual way for a filmmaker - by writing a novel in which clever editing cuts will transport the reader from a fishing village in Galicia to the seedy districts of Bilbao; from a Jesuit shelter for the poor to the bohemian bars of Paris; from the theater stage, where boulevard comedies are performed, to the arena of bloody bullfights.
Maria Larrea's debut novel, based on the history of her family, was awarded a number of French and Spanish literary prizes, including the Prix du Premier Roman and the Prix Roman France Televisions. The book was adapted into a one-woman show starring Bérénice Bejo.
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