Person
Bernardo Atxaga
Writing · Born 1951-07-27 · Asteasu, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country
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
The Accordionist's Son
Novel
De lo urbano y lo rural
Self - Writer
The Tunnel of the Bellows
Self
Rock Radikal Vasco: La gran martxa de los 80
Self
Bi anai
Novel
Itoiz Summer Sessions
2025
Oraingoz izen gabe
Screenplay
Obaba
Novel
Empty Places, Full Words
Self
Zeru horiek
Screenplay
Filmography
- 2025The Tunnel of the BellowsSelf
- 2025Itoiz Summer Sessions
- 2022De lo urbano y lo ruralSelf - Writer
- 2019The Accordionist's SonNovel
- 2013Rock Radikal Vasco: La gran martxa de los 80Self
- 2012Empty Places, Full WordsSelf
- 2011Bi anaiNovel
- 2006Zeru horiekScreenplay
- 2005ObabaNovel
- 2003The Basque Ball: Skin Against StoneSelf - Writer
- 1986Oraingoz izen gabeScreenplay
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