Bernardo Atxaga
personal-info
known-for
Writing
gender
Male
birthday
1951-07-27
place-of-birth
Asteasu, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country
also-known-as
Jose Irazu
Joseba Irazu
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.