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Bernardo Atxaga

Born

in Asteasu, Gipuzkoa, Euskal Herria, Spain

July 27, 1951

Website

http://www.atxaga.org/en/

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Children's Books, Poetry

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Bernardo Atxaga (Joseba Irazu Garmendia, Asteasu, Guipúzcoa, 1951) belongs to the young group of Basque writers that began publishing in his mother language, Euskara, in the Seventies. Graduated in Economics for the Bilbao University, he later studied Philosophy at the University of Barcelona.

His first short story, Ziutateaz was published in 1976 and his first book of poetry Etiopia in 1978. Both works received the National Critics Prize for the best works in the Basque language.

He cultivates most genres: poetry, radio, cinema scriptwriting, theatre, children's books, articles, short stories... His national –and soon after international– recognition arrived with Obabakoak (1988) which, among other prizes, was awarded the National Literature ...more

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Average rating: 3.65 · 7,772 ratings · 791 reviews · 148 distinct works • Similar authors

	Obabakoak 3.87 avg rating — 2,239 ratings — published 1988 — 88 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Memorias de una vaca 3.60 avg rating — 1,178 ratings — published 1991 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Accordionist's Son by Bernardo Atxaga, Margaret Jull Costa (Translator) 3.84 avg rating — 780 ratings — published 2003 — 44 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Esos cielos 3.36 avg rating — 498 ratings — published 1995 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lone Man 3.74 avg rating — 426 ratings — published 1993 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seven Houses in France by Bernardo Atxaga, Margaret Jull Costa (Translator) 3.30 avg rating — 451 ratings — published 2009 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Casas y tumbas 3.41 avg rating — 343 ratings — published 2019 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bi anai 3.45 avg rating — 219 ratings — published 1985 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nevada Days 3.24 avg rating — 191 ratings — published 2013 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Historias de Obaba 3.45 avg rating — 119 ratings — published 1997 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Shola (5 books)
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Bernardo Atxaga,

Mikel Valverde (Illustrator),

Margaret Jull Costa (Translator)

3.93 avg rating — 182 ratings

Bambulo (3 books)
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Bernardo Atxaga

3.20 avg rating — 148 ratings

Quotes by Bernardo Atxaga (?)

“I think of the memory as being rather like a dam," he said, after a pause for thought. "It irrigates and gives life to our whole spirit. But, like a dam, it needs overflow channels if it's not to burst its banks. Because if it ever does overflow or burst, its waters will destroy everything in its path.”
― Bernardo Atxaga, Obabakoak

tags: memory

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“My father had a similar saying. He said that in heaven there's a huge cake reserved solely for married people who've never once regretted getting married. The cake's never been touched.”
― Bernardo Atxaga, Obabakoak

tags: marriage

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“A menudo creemos que las cosas son de por sí grandes o de por sí pequeñas, y no nos damos cuenta de que lo que llamamos tamaño no es sino una relación entre las cosas.”
― Bernardo Atxaga, Obabakoak

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What should we read for the inaugural Graywolf Press Book Club? The winning book will be announced on April 14th and the first Graywolf Press Book Club will begin April 15th!

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How to Escape from a Leper Colony: A Novella and Stories by Tiphanie Yanique

7 votes 46.7%

Your Presence Is Requested at Suvanto: A Novel by Maile Chapman

3 votes 20.0%

Vanishing Point: Not a Memoir by Ander Monson

3 votes 20.0%

Ghosts of Wyoming: Stories by Alyson Hagy

1 vote 6.7%

Obabakoak by Bernardo Atxaga

1 vote 6.7%

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