Método para escribir un cuento a vuelapluma

by Bernardo Atxaga

50 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

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 Prize 1989 and that has been translated into more than twenty languages.

Many of his poems have also been translated into other languages and published by prestigious magazines such as Jahbuch der Lyrik, 1993, Die horen, 1995, Lichtungen, 1997 (Germany), Lyrikklubbss bibliotek, 1993 (Sweden), Vuelta, 1990 (Mexico), Linea d'ombra, 1992 (Italy) and others.

Reviews

[I. Mónica del P Pinzon Verano · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un texto ameno para leer y acercarse a la idea de escribir una historia a partir de la observación. Es una lástima que sea tan corto.

[Caro1 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Describe poéticamente el proceso de creación de un relato corto, en el que el papel del escritor se limita a elegir (o no) entre las diversas historias que le transmite su pluma. Delicioso.