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Bernardo Atxaga
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Basque-language writer from Gipuzkoa, Spain
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José Irazu Garmendia, born on July 27, 1951, in Asteasu, Gipuzkoa, is a Spanish writer, poet, children's writer, and screenwriter. He is better known by his pseudonym, Bernardo Atxaga. His literary career began in 1976, and he is associated with the Basque literature movement. He writes primarily in Basque, though he also speaks and writes in Spanish and English. He is a member of Euskaltzaindia and has participated in Tabakalera.
Atxaga has received several awards, including the Spanish Literature National Prize, the National Novel Prize, the Premio Ostana, and the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts. His notable works include *Textos literarios y contextos escolares*, *Obabakoak*, *Memoires van een koe*, *Esos Cielos*, and *Alfabeto de las pulgas*. He has also written essays. He was educated at the University of Barcelona and resides in Zalduondo.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1951
- Died
- )
- Works
- 171
Top works
- Obabakoak (Espasa Bolsillo)
- Textos literarios y contextos escolares
- Memoires van een koe
- Esos Cielos
- Alfabeto de las pulgas
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Film & TV
Asteasu, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country
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
- Itoiz Summer Sessions2025
- The Tunnel of the Bellows — Self2025
- De lo urbano y lo rural — Self - Writer2022
- Rock Radikal Vasco: La gran martxa de los 80 — Self2013
- Empty Places, Full Words — Self2012
- The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone — Self - Writer2003
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Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- José
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Place of birth
- Asteasu
- Occupation
- short story writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- Tabakalera
- Genre
- essay
- Movement
- Basque literature
- Official website
- www.atxaga.eus
- Image
- Bernardo Atxaga - 01.jpg
- Residence
- Zalduondo
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- Commons category
- Bernardo Atxaga
- date of birth
- 1951-07-27
- birth name
- José Irazu Garmendia
- pseudonym
- Bernardo Atxaga
- start of work period
- 1976-00-00
- writing language
- Basque
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Encyclopedic overview
Bernardo Atxaga (2009)
Bernardo Atxaga (born 27 July 1951), pseudonym of Joseba Irazu Garmendia, is a Spanish Basque writer and self-translator.
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