Alex Hallatt

A Basque Diary: Living in Hondarribia (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

What is it like to live in the Basque Country, a region that is famous for its food, culture, and language, but also notorious for its weather and politics? In this book, Alex Hallatt, a British cartoonist, shares her experience of living in Hondarribia, a small town on the border with France. She moved there with her partner to learn Spanish, but they also learned a lot about the Basque people, their history, their traditions, and their challenges. They explored the stunning landscapes, enjoyed the delicious pintxos, and loved the amazing wines. They went for a year, but stayed for two, making friends with the locals and immersing themselves in the community. They also faced some difficulties, such as finding a rental apartment, dealing with bureaucracy, and coping with the winter weather.

This book is a collection of observations and cartoons that document their adventures in the Basque Country. It is an honest, humorous, and insightful account of what it is like to live in one of the most fascinating regions of Europe. It has been updated since their return visit in 2023, after the Covid pandemic.

If you are curious about the Basque Country, or if you are planning to visit or move there, this book will give you a glimpse of its beauty, its culture, and its people.

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Don't be an ordinary tourist: use A Basque Diary to take you off the beaten track and discover where the locals like to go in and around Hondarribia.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Moontoon Publishing
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Oktober 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798223961161
• Artikelnr.: 69091510

Autorenporträt

Alex Hallatt is a cartoonist and writer, who has lived in the UK, US, Australia, Spain and New Zealand (where she currently lives with her partner, Duncan). Her illustrated experiences of living in the coastal town of Hondarribia, Spain have been published in A Basque Diary.

Being bullied at school is something Alex remembers vividly and she wouldn't want it to happen to anyone else. It inspired her first chapter book for 8-12 year olds: FAB (Friends Against Bullying) Club. FAB Club was a big hit with kids and the sequels: FAB Club 2 - Friends Against Cyberbullying and FAB Club 3 - The Big Match are out now.

Alex is also the creator of Arctic Circle, a syndicated comic strip, distributed worldwide by King Features. It is about three penguins who have emigrated to the Arctic and has an underlying environmental theme.

Her tongue-in-cheek single panel comic, Human Cull, appears on GoComics.com and the best of them are found in the bumper Book of Culls. Doodle Diary is another panel running on GoComics.com and includes Alex's New Zealand Diary and Reasons to Be Cheerful.

Alex's preschool book, Hoover the Hungry Dog, features a greedy yellow dog who first appeared in a website about lunch. The website is no more, but Hoover was too fun a character to disappear with it.

Alex also illustrates books for other publishers, including Walter Foster, Hachette Livre and Summersdale.

More of her cartoons can be seen at www.alexhallatt.com, where you can sign up to her illustrated epistle to see what she is working on now.