Con el ojo del cogote

Synopsis of Con el ojo del cogote

«Con el ojo del cogote» is Juan Kruz Igerabide's childhood memoir, published by Ediciones Modernas El Embudo in paperback (128 pages).

The author recalls his childhood in a Basque village in the postwar period through a child's eyes. Love, death, friendship, mischief, illness, festivities and religion pass through these pages with humour and warmth, in scenes of school, home and everyday games.

The book's illustrations are by Elena Odriozola. The edition is from 2023 and the work falls under the categories of nostalgia, family and home, and real stories.

For young readers who will recognise themselves in the games and adults who want to rediscover the rural Basque world of the postwar period.