
Bernardo Atxaga
Born 7/27/1951 (75 yrs)
Asteasu, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country
Writing
Biography
Bernardo Atxaga, pseudonym of Jose Irazu Garmendia, is a Basque writer and self-translator. His book of short stories, 'Obabakoak' ('Individuals and things of Obaba'), published in 1988 won him much fame and several prizes. So far, the book has been translated into more than 25 languages.
Known For(5 works)

The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone
20036.5
The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone
2003

De lo urbano y lo rural
20220.0
De lo urbano y lo rural
2022

Itoiz Summer Sessions
20259.0
Itoiz Summer Sessions
2025

Rock Radikal Vasco: La gran martxa de los 80
20130.0
Rock Radikal Vasco: La gran martxa de los 80
2013

The Tunnel of the Bellows
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The Tunnel of the Bellows
2025