The Restlessness of Shanti Andia and Other Writings.

Ann Arbor, MI University of Michigan Press, 1959. Hardcover First Edition [1959], unstated, in accordance with the University of Michigan's customary practice. No addition printings noted. First Edition [1959], unstated, in accordance with the University of Michigan's customary practice. No addition printings noted. Very Good in Good+ DJ: The Book shows moderate shelving wear to the lower extremities; some darkening to the outside edges of the text pages; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. ree of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A carefully-used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor, unobtrusive imperfections. The DJ shows some wear to extremities; darkening to the backstrip (the titles thereon remain clearly legible but the white characters are also somewhat darkened); a small, white stain at the lower front panel; mild overall rubbing to the panels; the price has been clipped; mylar-protected. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.25 x 5.75 x 1.35 inches). 415 pages. Translated with an Introduction by Anthony Kerrigan. Language: English. Weight: 28.9 ounces. Hardback with DJ. Pío Baroja y Nessi (1872 –1956) was one of the key novelists of the Generation of '98. He was a member of an illustrious family. His brother Ricardo was a painter, writer and engraver, and his nephew Julio Caro Baroja, son of his younger sister Carmen, was a well-known anthropologist. Pío was born in San Sebastian, Guipuzcoa, the son of Serafin Baroja, also a noted writer and opera librettist. Baroja's first novel, La casa de Aizgorri (The House of Aizgorri, 1900), is part of a trilogy called La Tierra Vasca (The Basque Country, 1900–1909). This trilogy also includes El Mayorazgo de Labraz (The Lord of Labraz, 1903), which became one of his most popular novels in Spain. Baroja is best known internationally for another trilogy, La lucha por la vida (The Struggle for Life, 1922–1924: The Quest, Weeds, and Red Dawn), which offers a vivid depiction of life in Madrid's slums. John Dos Passos, among others, greatly admired these works. In keeping with the dominant Spanish literary tradition, Baroja often wrote in a pessimistic, picaresque style. His deft portrayal of the characters and settings brought the Basque region to life much as Benito Pérez Galdós' works offered an insight into Madrid. Baroja's works were often lively but could be lacking in plot. They are written in an abrupt, vivid, yet impersonal style. Ernest Hemingway was greatly influenced by Baroja and told him when he visited him in October 1956, "Allow me to pay this small tribute to you who taught so much to those of us who wanted to be writers when we were young. I deplore the fact that you have not yet received a Nobel Prize, especially when it was given to so many who deserved it less, like me, who am only an adventurer."