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Pen Pals Schoolteacher Marie-Claire Larramendi of Bayonne writes that the children in her class in Bayonne would like to find Basque-American pen pals here in the United States. If you know of a child who would like to exchange letters with children in the Basque Country, write to: Mme. Marie-Claire Larramendi College Marracq 64100 Bayonne France Dr. Gorka Aulestia Returns to the Basque Country After ten years of dedication to the Basque Studies Program and the Basque-English/English-Basque dictionary project, Professor Gorka Aulestia returned to his homeland on March 22, 1989. In addition to completing the monumental task of creating the first Basque-English dictionary, Dr. Aulestia taught language and literature courses, wrote and published prolifically on Basque literary topics, and earned his Ph.D. during his decade with the Basque Studies Program. Dr. Aulestia and his family will be living and working in San Sebastián. Tree-Carving Data Needed The Basque Studies Program is interested in receiving input from readers regarding the unique art of tree carving found in many of the aspen groves of the West. It is believed that tens of thousands of these carvings are the work of Basque sheepherders and may contain important primary data for the study and understanding of their lives. If you have information on the location of tree carvings, or if you have pictures of them which you can share with us, please let us know. We would be very grateful. Please address all correspondence to Jose Mallea, Basque Studies Program, University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, NV 89557-0012. Milesker. Thanks. Basque History Class Offered A Basque history class will be offered in spring semester 1990 at the University of Nevada-Reno. The class, to be instructed by Dr. Jose Mallea of the Basque Studies Program, will meet from 7-10 pm Wednesdays and will cover the political, social, and economic history of the Basque provinces and their unique ethnic status within Spain and France. For further information, please contact Dr. Mallea in Reno at 784-4854. Basque Language Classes Basque 101 and 203 are being taught this year at the University of Nevada-Reno. Linda White of the Basque Studies Program and Eneida Andueza from Urretxu, Guipúzcoa, are teaching the classes as a team, providing students with English-language explanations and practice in Basque with a native speaker. Ms. Andueza taught for HABE in the Basque Country. HABE (Helduen Alfabetatze Berreuskaldunzerako Erakundea) is an organization that teaches adults to speak Basque and instructs Basque speakers in the reading and writing of their native language. HABE has been very generous in sending teaching materials to the Basque Studies Program, and much of that material will be used in the language classes this year. Ms. White taught Spanish and French at the University for three and a half years before joining the Basque Studies Program. The Basque Hotel Robert Laxalt's eighth novel The Basque Hotel is semi-autobiographical, based on his childhood in Carson City, Nevada in the 1930s. Publisher's Weekly called the book "a small gem, a perfect example of a childhood tranquilly recollected" and said Laxalt "is a rare find, a totally genuine, unaffected voice." Laxalt dedicated the book to Grace Bordewich, his former high school English teacher, and credited her with inspiring him to write. The New York Times Book Review described the novel as "lyrical" and called it "a knowing, affectionate, backward look at an earlier America." The Basque Hotel is available for $17.95 from the University of Nevada Press, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada 89557-0012. |
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