Praise
Twist is a powerful novel of the effects of violence within a society and how the repercussions of violent acts continue to be felt for years and decades after they take place.
Cano's book is a meditation on secrets and historical truth...Camus meets Hamlet: a slow but meaningful examination of guilt and expiation.
Twist makes its distinctive contributions by exploring what might have never been recorded, by considering what might have escaped documentation or even recollection...translator Amaia Gabantxo expertly locates latent rhythms in Canoโs prose and renders a number of different narrative voices.
Extras
Visitย Harkaitz Cano’s website.
Browse the Etxepare Basque Institute’s website for information about the history of Basque language (Euskera) and culture.
Watch this video in which Harkaitz Cano talks about his approach to poetry.
Watch an interview on RTVE with Harkaitz Cano in Spanish discussing the release ofย Twist.
Read this interview in Spanish with Harkaitz Cano discussing the release of the Spanish translation ofย Twist and the current state of Basque letters.