Twist (novel)

For the 2014 novel by Klas Östergren, see Twist (Klas Östergren novel).

Twist is a 2013 crime novel, with elements of political thriller, written by Basque writer Harkaitz Cano. Set in the 1980s, the protagonist, Diego Lazkano, who works as an interpreter, has two best friends, Zeberio and Soto. They are arrested, tortured and ultimately murdered by a Spanish Civil Guard. The murder of his friends changes everything in Lazkano's life. The novel deals with the avenging of Lazkano's friends, and his relationship with a girl named Gloria.

Narrative strategy

The author relates the events in his novel with art, he mentions his favorite painters and talks about the works that have marked more, it distances the reader from the main plot, the Soto and Zeberio starring. The author loves art and this is reflected in his novel, with mentions whining to the art world in general. Use art as if it were a code secret, using it, is the remains of the two killed as one more piece of artistic collection. Cano creates a narration very fast by modern technique, using the premise of some events that occurred in the 80s, to enter all these years now. In this way he achieved a very fast narration using a narrative technique that forces the reader to move very quickly between the plot, telling only the events of more notoriety.

History

This narrative is based around real events, specifically the murder of young Basques' Lasa and Zabala. These two murders occurred during La Guerra Sucia ("the Dirty War") where the Spanish government, from 1983 to 1987, established illegal death squads to fight Basque nationalist and separatist organizations. Lasa and Zabala were arrested in the town of Baiona, a municipality in France, and then taken to the city of San Sebastian, the capital of Gipuzkoa, where they were tortured. Lasa and Zabala were eventually taken to Alicante, Spain, where they were shot dead and buried. Three years after their murders, a farmer in Alicante called a radio station informing the station that he had found bones. This call led to the unearthing of Lasa and Zabala's story.

Characters

Diego Lazkano

Diego Lazkano is a translator and a part of the band that fights for the liberation of the Basque Country. In the charter named "Redy Made", he speaks about his quiet life, although he remembers over and over again the events that occurred in the 1980s. In his childhood, he joins a theatre group, because of his love for a girl named Gloria, where he met his two best friends, Soto and Zeberio. Later, Diego, both the protagonist and narrator, condemns his two best friends while they're being tortured by the Civil Guard Of Spain. His separation from his best friends and their joint murder takes a huge leap in his life. The suspicions are raised and revenge is considered necessary, which changed Diego's life forever from then onwards.

Gloria

To start speaking with the description of Gloria, one has to say that the description is given from the point of view of Diego Lazkano. Diego Lazkano illustrates in the book that she has short hair which with time is becoming more and more grey and with a black complexion. She is not married and she has no children. She lives in Barcelona, in a little loft located in the Monjuic district. She has no relation with his family for two reasons: because she like the freedom of living alone and because the relation with his father is very bad, owing to the fact that, he is a fascist. In the book, she commonly argued with Lazkano about politics, arts and other issues. She is an artist, but she doesn't sell many books. Seeing that, she begin to take drugs.

Murders

Civil Guards

Others

References

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