Bernardo Atxaga
- Writing
- July 27, 1951 · 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
Filmography
- The Tunnel of the Bellows · Self
- Itoiz Summer Sessions
- De lo urbano y lo rural · Self
- The Accordionist's Son · Novel
- Rock Radikal Vasco: La gran martxa de los 80 · Self
- Empty Places, Full Words · Self, Screenplay
- Bi anai · Novel
- Zeru horiek · Screenplay, Novel
- Obaba · Novel
- The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone · Self
- Oraingoz izen gabe · Screenplay