by Ramiro Pinilla · Tusquets Editores S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788483102831
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«Verdes valles, colinas rojas 1. La tierra convulsa» is the historical novel by Ramiro Pinilla (Tusquets Editores, paperback, 752 pages, in Spanish).
The action is set at the end of the 19th century in Getxo and pits Cristina Onaindia, an aristocrat married to the industrialist Camilo Baskardo, against Ella, a maid who announces an illegitimate child. The conflict spans decades and is told by the teacher don Manuel and his disciple Asier Altube, along with other stories from the town.
First installment of the trilogy «Verdes valles, colinas rojas», published in the Andanzas collection. Winner of the Euskadi Literature Prize in 2005.
For readers of historical fiction and contemporary Spanish narrative interested in the history of the Basque Country.
Ramiro Pinilla (1923–2014) was a Spanish writer. He was born in Bilbao in 1923. He won the Premio Nadal in 1960 for his novel Las ciegas hormigas. He left the literary circuit for many years and did not emerge again until the 2000s, when he released his Basque trilogy of novels titled Verdes valles, Colinas rojas to great critical acclaim. He died in 2014.
