The Child
Coming to NETFLIX soon
Fernando Aramburu author Will Vanderhyden translator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Europa Editions (UK) Ltd
Publishing:22nd Oct '26
£14.99
This title is due to be published on 22nd October, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
"Is Aramburu the Tolstoy of the Basque country?"—The Guardian
From the author of the Dublin Literary Award longlisted Homeland, comes an emotionally gripping novel based on true events
On 23rd October 1980, a gas explosion killed fifty children in a small school in Ortuella, a small, industrial town twenty miles from Bilbao. Nearly every family was affected.
The Child follows the story of one family during the aftermath of the tragedy. In piercing, unadorned prose, Aramburu portrays ordinary people with extraordinary humanity: the grandfather who refuses to believe his grandson is gone, the parents determined to persevere, and a community that tries to both remember and forget.
A heartbreaking, unforgettable story, The Child explores the private shadows of a Basque family shaken by unspeakable tragedy in this intimate novel about trauma and its wake.
“Once again, Aramburu finds the right words for something that is so very difficult to name.” * El Independiente *
“Aramburu delves with depth, elegance and unsentimental emotion into the narration of the pain and the consequences of the tragic death of a group of children in a community… a prodigy of universal empathy.” * El Mundo *
“Is Aramburu the Tolstoy of the Basque Country? An uplifting tale, beautifully crafted and full of feeling.” * The Guardian (on Homeland) *
ISBN: 9781787706675
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown
160 pages