Monique Urza (22 results)

Hardback. Condition: Good. Monique Urza's first novel is an intimate portrait of a second-generation Basque-American who struggles to reconcile her memories of the simplicity of the past with the reality of change in the present. The Deep Blue Memory is a fictionalized story of immigration told from the point of view of the granddaughter of Basque immigrant grandparents and daughter of a prominent first-generation family. The narrator evokes the warmth of her grandmother's home and the early bonding with her extended family, the year abroad in a French-Basque grammar school where she learned to understand the homeland of her grandparents, the hypnotic sound of her father's typewriter, and the increasing effect of public notoriety on family privacy. The Deep Blue Memory addresses themes that are central to all of human existence. Urza examines the eternal human search for identity - a search that at the level of the first generation is forward looking, but at the next level, the level of the grandchildren of immigrants, too often looks backward, clinging to images of a remembered past. Told from the perspective of the child of a writer, The Deep Blue Memory treats the elements of time and knowledge, and of art and reality, as being intertwined. Finally, more than being about any specific character, this book is about family: its makeup, its complexity, and its delicateness when transposed to America, the land of cataclysmic change. It is at once a celebration of family and a grieving for family. At its end, it is a coming to grips with the positive reality - the liberation of the individual - that over time is the gift of the immigration process.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardback. Condition: Good. Monique Urza's first novel is an intimate portrait of a second-generation Basque-American who struggles to reconcile her memories of the simplicity of the past with the reality of change in the present. The Deep Blue Memory is a fictionalized story of immigration told from the point of view of the granddaughter of Basque immigrant grandparents and daughter of a prominent first-generation family. The narrator evokes the warmth of her grandmother's home and the early bonding with her extended family, the year abroad in a French-Basque grammar school where she learned to understand the homeland of her grandparents, the hypnotic sound of her father's typewriter, and the increasing effect of public notoriety on family privacy. The Deep Blue Memory addresses themes that are central to all of human existence. Urza examines the eternal human search for identity - a search that at the level of the first generation is forward looking, but at the next level, the level of the grandchildren of immigrants, too often looks backward, clinging to images of a remembered past. Told from the perspective of the child of a writer, The Deep Blue Memory treats the elements of time and knowledge, and of art and reality, as being intertwined. Finally, more than being about any specific character, this book is about family: its makeup, its complexity, and its delicateness when transposed to America, the land of cataclysmic change. It is at once a celebration of family and a grieving for family. At its end, it is a coming to grips with the positive reality - the liberation of the individual - that over time is the gift of the immigration process.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - NICE PAPERBACK Standard-sized.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD PAPERBACK Standard-sized.

vg+/vg+, bright & tight copy. 1st printing edition. Binding is blue cloth.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very good condition with very little wear; very good dj with little wear; signed & inscribed by Monique Urza. Signed and Inscribed by Author.

Condition: FINE. First printing. The authors first novel is a story of "second-generation Basque-American who struggles to reconcile her memories of the simplicity of the past with the reality of change in the present." A title in the Basque Series, William A Douglas, editor. 157 pp. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Gift inscription on half-title page by author; clean and tight, very light rubbing to the dust jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s). Book.

hardcover. Condition: New. ~ NEW Inside and Out! Clean & Crisp Pages. (E-mail for more info./pics).

hardcover. Condition: New. ~ NEW Inside and Out! Clean & Crisp Pages. (E-mail for more info./pics).

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. F. University of Nevada Press, 1993. First edition, second printing. Hardbound. Fine in a fine dust jacket. A nice, tight, clean copy. Author's first novel. 0.0.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Like new.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second printing. Cloth with gilt lettering to spine. 157 pp. Inscribed by the author. Bump to top edge of lower board, light wear to jacket. Contents clean and tight. "A second-generation Basque American tries to reconcile her memories of the simplicity of the past with the reality of change in the present as she recalls life with her Basque immigrant grandparents.…

Condition: Fine. Reno 1993 first edition. University of Nevada. Hardcover octavo. 157p. "An intimate portait of a second-generation Basque-American." Fine in Near Fine dj.

Hardcover. Condition: Sehr gut erhalten. Dust Jacket Condition: Sehr guter Umschlag. 157 p.

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Condition: very good. bon état. Optez pour nos livres d'occasion en bon état avec quelques traces d'usure, et soutenez l'insertion sociale et l'écologie.,Couverture abîmée. 415293-2 - The Deep Blue Memory, Urza, Monique Laxalt, University of Nevada Press, 2020.

Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.