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Panait Istrati
The Thistles of the Baragan
The Thistles of the Baragan
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- More about The Thistles of the Baragan
The Thistles of the Baragan is the tragic but intensely vibrant story of Matake and his lust for life, despite all its sharp edges. Leaving his pure heart behind with his mother, this young boy joins his father on a journey in pursuit of a better life for the family. We witness, through Matake's voice and eyes, their trials and tribulations, scenes that hit too close to home-of injustice, ruthlessness, and a peasantry caught in the grasp of a poverty so absolute that even the thought of a single bite from a stale bread drives them to violence. Nevertheless, they chase the thistles with childish glee. In the world Istrati paints for them with all his poeticism and descriptive might, the real sorrow lies in being left behind while life flows. A true ode to humanity and resilience, The Thistles of the Baragan brings the reader face to face with the spiked beauty that is living-a beauty that never simply arrives to those who just remain, waiting.
- Publication date: 29 October 2026
- Page count: 120
- Dimensions: Height 197 mm; Width 128 mm; Thickness 8 mm
- Publisher: Thousand Horsemen Press
- Format: Paperback
- Language: English
- ISBN-13: 9781068209772
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