by Bernardo Atxaga · Círculo de Lectores. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788422652816
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«El hombre solo» is the thriller novel by Bernardo Atxaga, published by Círculo de Lectores in paperback (406 pages, in Spanish).
Set in Spain in 1982, during the Soccer World Cup, the novel follows a group of old friends united by their past in armed struggle who prepare one last operation against the system. The plan becomes a reckoning with themselves, and Atxaga portrays a man trapped by fear and his decisions.
Originally written in Basque as «Gizona bere bakardadean», the novel was published in Spanish in 1994 and received the 1993 Critics' Prize for Narrative in Basque.
For readers of contemporary fiction and thrillers looking for a story with historical and political background.
Bernardo Atxaga, pseudonym of Joseba Irazu Garmendia, is a Spanish Basque writer and self-translator.
